Uyghur Human Rights Initiative at GW Law

We are a nonpartisan @gwlaw student organization advancing Uyghur human rights. Join our growing grassroots legal network and end human rights abuses in China.

[Uyghur Human Rights Initiative at GW Law @gwuhri]

GW Law UHRI stands shoulder to shoulder with our peers at GWU in the exercise of basic freedoms outside PRC control and threats.

We have been privileged to work with the ICSU to fight for @GWtweets divestment from CCP crimes and for the rights of students targeted by the PRC.

[GWU Independent Chinese Student Union @GWU_ICSU]

Joint-Statement Condemning Suppression of Chinese Students and Other Affected Communities at GW, Announcing Creation of The George Washington University Independent Chinese Student Union - 炬火-波托马克

[Uyghur American Association @Uyghur_American]

We extend our sincere gratitude to all the Congress members who voted in favor of passing the Uyghurs Policy Act H.R. 2766 in the House today, with an overwhelming 414 votes. Your steadfast support and dedication to human rights are deeply appreciated. This remarkable consensus marks a significant stride forward in addressing the dire situation faced by the Uyghur people. As the bill advances through the Senate legislative process, we remain committed to building upon this momentum. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to justice and for championing the cause of the Uyghurs, who are in urgent need of support and solidarity.

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

"Beijing’s real purpose in forcing Uyghurs into new employment situations has been to undermine their non-Han Chinese identity and discourage resistance to the government," writes @AdrianZenz.

China continues to make use of widespread Uyghur forced labor.
https://t.co/ZuUcxoHbBX

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

"Beijing has banned independent reporting in Xinjiang by Western journalists, and it has sought to silence criticism from Uyghurs overseas by threatening to punish their family members at home [...]"

China actively conceals atrocities targeting Uyghurs.
https://t.co/xbP7wexNRY

[Uyghur Human Rights Initiative at GW Law @gwuhri]

#Uyghurs spend years waiting anxiously for refugee status and asylum approval before they can live safely in the #US.

Much more needs to be done to protect Uyghur refugees in the United States.

Please tell your representative to pass H.R. 3934.

https://t.co/9Y5qdMzdBx

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

Natl Sec Advisor @JakeSullivan46 named names of unjustly jailed Americans in China in mtg w/top diplomat Wang Yi this week. Three U.S. citizens recognized by State & U.N. as arbitrarily detained: Mark Swidan, Kai Li & David Lin. Details @politico here: https://t.co/SIdE628bsA

[Select Committee on China @ChinaSelect]

BREAKING: Chairman @chairmang joins Select Committee Member @RepJimBanks’ letter to @Disney CEO Bob Iger after the company reportedly cancelled an off-the-record meeting with Uyghur genocide victims.

“Disney never apologized for partnering with and praising Chinese Communist Party agencies actively engaged in genocide.”

[Rushan Abbas @RushanAbbas]

Thank you, Rep. Smith, for chairing this important hearing & drawing attention to the deteriorating democracy in #HongKong, the case of #JimmyLai & for your continuous fight against #UyghurGenocide.

@CECCgov @AHakimIdris @CUyghurStudy

#FreeJimmyLai
#HoldChinaAccountable

[Omer Kanat @OmerKanat1]

China through its genocide of the #Uyghurs has put its State policy of Islamophobia on full display.

Uyghurs Americans should be included in these conversations. We are facing harassment on U.S. soil & this is being intentionally ignored by the @WhiteHouse.

[Campaign For Uyghurs @CUyghurs]

CFU calls on the #US Congress to reassess the de minimis rule in order to close a loophole in the application of #UFLPA to support #Uyghur rights & #American interests.

Follow 🧵for more👇
https://t.co/NPd1HpRkGn

[Campaign For Uyghurs @CUyghurs]

“Throwing cake & impersonating… #XiJinping, activists staged protests inside & outside #Volkswagen’s shareholder meeting on Wednesday over the German carmaker’s… use of #UyghurForcedLabor in” #EastTurkistan, where it has a joint venture plant.

https://t.co/9IyFKQY31J

[Uyghur Human Rights Initiative at GW Law @gwuhri]

@WUiguren @VW @GfbV @Krit_Aktionaere @VWGroup https://t.co/ONJrP1HaY7

[Uyghur Human Rights Initiative at GW Law @gwuhri]

VW must end its complicity in slave labor that echoes its own dark past

@volkswagen was a pioneer in using forced labor for Nazi industry

@VW filled its factories with "eastern workers" and Jews. Its Fallersleben facility was even a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp.

[Weltkongress der Uiguren @WUiguren]

📢 PRESSEMITTEILUNG 📢

Anlässlich der @VW Hauptversammmlung, appelieren
@WUiguren, @GfbV & @Krit_Aktionaere
an den VW-Aufsichtsrat & alle Interessensvertreter der @VWGroup um konkrete Maßnahmen zu treffen, um Gewinne, die aus dem #UigurenGenozid hervorgehen, auszuschließen.

[Uyghur Human Rights Initiative at GW Law @gwuhri]

@VWGroup has the power to end its use of Uyghur forced labor.

@VW must fight human rights abuse rather than repeat its past evils.
https://t.co/iAeziEG5a6

[Uyghur Human Rights Initiative at GW Law @gwuhri]

VW must end its complicity in slave labor that echoes its own dark past

@volkswagen was a pioneer in using forced labor for Nazi industry

@VW filled its factories with "eastern workers" and Jews. Its Fallersleben facility was even a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp.

[World Uyghur Congress @UyghurCongress]

📢 PRESS RELEASE 📢

On the occasion of @VW's general assembly, the @UyghurCongress, @GfbV & @Krit_Aktionaere call on VW's Supervisory Board & all stakeholders of the @VWGroup to take concrete measures to exclude profits stemming from the #UyghurGenocide.
https://t.co/ecLiA2x5Ul

[World Uyghur Congress @UyghurCongress]

.@VW has the MOST ties to the Uyghur Region than any other car company!

VW operates a factory in the Uyghur Region AND sources parts that may be made with state-sponsored forced labour.

[Safeguard Defenders (保护卫士) @SafeguardDefend]

How can it be that hard to combat this behavior @twitter @TwitterNotify?

Rarely a day goes by without another new fake account.

[Weltkongress der Uiguren @WUiguren]

⚠️Ihr Volkswagen ist durch #Uyghurische Zwangsarbeit hergestellt worden!

@VW verwendet Materialien aus der Region der #Uiguren - die mit staatlich verordneter Zwangsarbeit in Verbindung gebracht werden.

[World Uyghur Congress @UyghurCongress]

⚠️Your Volkswagen may be made with #Uyghur forced labour!

@VW uses materials sourced from the Uyghur Region – which are linked to state-imposed forced labour.

Will VW shareholders demand @VWGroup take action on #Uyghurforcedlabour during their annual shareholder meeting ?

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

Upcoming @USCIRF hearing ➡️➡️➡️

Transnational Repression of Freedom of Religion or Belief

🗓️ Wednesday, May 10, 2023
🕥 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EST

Including @UyghurProject’s @JulieM615 with @TengBiao @nateschenkkan @mmichae1sen @andreaprasow @nuryturkel
https://t.co/Tr5QvrvnAW

[Uyghur Human Rights Initiative at GW Law @gwuhri]

https://t.co/68SYLcpszA

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

"The detention of Uyghur refugees [...] violates international human rights and core Thai values," wrote @Uyghur_American in a letter to the 🇹🇭 Thai ambassador to the US.
https://t.co/M6pVfhRtNh

[Uyghur Human Rights Initiative at GW Law @gwuhri]

The doors of @ThaiEmbDC were open Saturday, but Thailand has locked up Uyghur refugees and thrown away the key.

@MFAThai must release and protect Uyghurs fleeing CCP human rights abuses.

@prayutofficial must uphold human rights and Thai values. See reply 👇 for more.

[Tanee Sangrat @SangratTanee]

Open House at Royal Thai Embassy, Washington Dc.