UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT
1602 L ST NW 613, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 www.uhrp.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: UHRP WORKS TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND FLOURISHING OF A RICH, HUMANISTIC AND DIVERSE UYGHUR CULTURE AND TO SUPPORT THE RIGHT OF THE UYGHUR PEOPLE TO USE PEACEFUL, DEMOCRATIC MEANS TO DETERMINE THEIR OWN POLITICAL FUTURE

THE UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT IS A HUMAN RIGHTS RESEARCH, REPORTING AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. UHRP'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FOR THE UYGHUR PEOPLE AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES THAT OCCUR IN EAST TURKESTAN.

MOBILIZING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF UYGHURS IN EAST TURKESTAN AND CHINA, AND EXTRA-TERRITORIAL HARASSMENT OF UYGHURS LIVING OVERSEAS, ON A GLOBAL BASIS. IN ORDER TO MEET THE CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY THE ONGOING HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS IN THE UYGHUR REGION, UHRP CONTINUED ITS EXPANDED RESEARCH OUTPUT AND ASSOCIATED PROMOTION OF ITS WORK THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS. IN 2019, UHRP'S RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY HAD A STRONG FOCUS ON THE ISSUE OF THE SYSTEMATIC REPRESSION OF UYGHUR INTELLECTUALS, PRODUCING THREE REPORTS DOCUMENTING CASES OF DETENTION AND DISAPPEARANCE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. UHRP IS ENGAGED WITH STUDENT GROUPS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD, AND HAS RECEIVED AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF INTEREST AMONG STUDENTS BEGINNING IN 2019. UHRP FIELDS FREQUENT INQUIRIES FROM JOURNALISTS, ACADEMICS AND CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, ENSURING THAT A UYGHUR VOICE REPRESENTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CREDIBILITY IN HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION IS AT THE CENTER OF RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY OF UYGHUR ISSUES. UHRP HAS BEEN A LEADING UYGHUR VOICE IN MOBILIZING COALITIONS AROUND ISSUES OF FORCED LABOR, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA. AT THE END OF THE YEAR IT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY EXPAND ITS TEAM, BRINGING ON BOARD EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF UYGHUR STUDIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY.

TO MOBILIZE ACTION ON UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN APPROPRIATE INTERNATIONAL FORUMS, AS WELL AS IN THE POLICIES AND STATEMENTS OF GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES DEALING WITH CHINA.UHRP TOOK A LEADING ROLE IN ORGANIZING ADVOCACY DAYS ON CAPITOL HILL FOR UYGHURS AND SUPPORTERS, PROVIDING TRAINING TO THE UYGHUR DIASPORA ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERING THEM TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE UYGHURS WHO REMAIN IN THE HOMELAND AND THOSE LIVING ABROAD. AFTER HAVING BEEN INVITED TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE US CONGRESS IN OCTOBER 2019, A MAJORITY OF UHRP CHAIR NURY TURKEL'S POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS APPEARED IN THE BIPARTISAN UYGHUR FORCED LABOR PREVENTION ACT INTRODUCED IN MARCH 2020. UHRP DEVELOPED STRATEGIC PLANS FOR ADVANCING ITS GLOBAL ADVOCACY WORK, INCLUDING FACILITATING GREATER PROMINENCE AND IMPACT OF UYGHUR VOICES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA. UHRP HAS LONG BEEN A VOICE FOR UYGHURS IN THE US AND INTERNATIONAL FORA. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH UYGHUR DIASPORA GROUPS AROUND THE WORLD, UHRP HAS SUCCESSFULLY COLLABORATED WITH AN INCREASINGLY BROAD COALITION OF GROUPS TO COORDINATE EFFORTS TO DEVELOP POLICIES ADDRESSING THE ONGOING UYGHUR CRISIS.

TO INFORM CHINESE-SPEAKING AUDIENCES ABOUT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S REPRESSIVE POLICIES, ENABLE THEM TO TRANSCEND GOVERNMENT MISINFORMATION AND PROPAGANDA CONCERNING THE PLIGHT OF UYGHUR PEOPLE IN EAST TURKESTAN, AND BUILD SOLIDARITY FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE.UHRP CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION ON THE UYGHUR CRISIS FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS. ENSURING THAT ACCURATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE IS A CORNERSTONE OF UHRP'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS. UHRP HAS HELPED BUILD STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE UYGHUR CAUSE AMONG CHINESE DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES AND HAS BUILT SOLIDARITY BETWEEN UYGHURS AND TIBETANS, TAIWANESE, HONG KONGERS AND SOUTHERN MONGOLIANS

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