Uyghur Human Rights Project

Promoting human rights for Uyghurs in East Turkistan through research, reporting, and advocacy.

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[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

📰New @UyghurProject report by Elijah Pockell-Wilson finds that 🇦🇺 Australia & 🇯🇵Japan remain vulnerable to imports linked to Uyghur forced labor.

Forced labor risks are not being eliminated from global supply chains – instead, they are being redistributed to markets that lack effective import controls.

https://t.co/ZXjRwME6bS

[Uyghur Times English @uytimes]

New UHRP Report Highlights Forced Labor Enforcement Gaps in Australia and Japan

A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) @UyghurProject warns that Australia and Japan may be emerging as alternative destinations for goods linked to Uyghur forced labor as the United States and European Union tighten import restrictions.

https://t.co/F4rAExTDz2

[CHRD人权捍卫者网络 @CHRDnet]

🔴On July 1, 🇨🇳's new “ethnic unity” legislation takes effect. Framed as promoting unity, it grants authorities broad powers to target identities, cultures, and expressions deemed inconsistent with state-defined national cohesion.

👉 https://t.co/hIcT6jU0ps

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

China has ratified the Convention Against Torture, which requires State Parties to take effective measures to prevent acts of torture.

Yet torture, cruel and degrading treatment, and deaths in custody continue.

Today, we call on governments to hold Chinese officials accountable for human rights abuses, including torture.

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

Today, June 26, marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

We honor the bravery of survivors everywhere, including Uyghur camp survivors who have testified to physical and psychological torture in China’s detention system.

The Chinese government must not be allowed to deny or erase survivors’ accounts.

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

Reports of torture against Uyghurs are consistent with broader reports of abuse against imprisoned human rights defenders and other communities in China.

In August 2025, UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor said she was “disturbed by consistent allegations” regarding imprisoned human rights defenders in China, including torture and denial of medical care.

@UN_SPExperts @MaryLawlorhrds

https://t.co/8cybZIpVE1

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

📖In a moving reflection, @rizwana_uyghur writes about growing up in a generation of Uyghurs told they were the future – only to later see their culture and community systematically dismantled.

The essay explores separation, identity, and resilience in the diaspora. @UNPOintl

https://t.co/lM5DLEkUa8

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

📰 Issue 26 of the #UyghurReader is out!

A biweekly roundup of reporting & analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including transnational repression, forced labor, and surveillance tech.

https://t.co/OWCZKlmkc0

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

📡 Surveillance tech developed to monitor & control Uyghurs is now being exported to Afghanistan.

Tommaso Franco (@myfairobserver) warns that Beijing is promoting surveillance practices used against Uyghurs as a model for other nations to follow.

https://t.co/d4SUwoKlwK

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

Read the full report here ⬇️
https://t.co/6njv0BVDVl

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

“Far from being eliminated, the risk of Uyghur forced labor in global supply chains is being redistributed, a new report warned Tuesday.”

@JasminChua in @SourcingJournal, covering the new @UyghurProject report on enforcement gaps.

https://t.co/3ptgMiR0sM

[维吾尔人权项目 @UHRP_Chinese]

Elijah Pockell-Wilson 为 @UyghurProject 撰写的一份新报告指出，澳大利亚和日本仍易受涉及维吾尔人强迫劳动的进口商品影响。

各国政府不能仅依赖企业的自愿合规来应对国家强加的强迫劳动体系。

若不采取更有力的行动，那些与针对维吾尔人的压迫行径相关的商品，仍可能通过缺乏有效保障措施的市场流入消费者手中。

[World Uyghur Congress @UyghurCongress]

📢 New report from @UyghurProject: Redirected Risk: Uyghur Forced Labor and the Enforcement Gap in Australia and Japan

As stronger forced labor laws take effect in the U.S. and EU, the risk of Uyghur forced labor is not disappearing—it is being redirected to markets with weaker enforcement.

The report warns that 🇦🇺Australia and 🇯🇵Japan remain vulnerable to imports linked to #Uyghur forced labor.

Read more: https://t.co/yd2dWyZnbG

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

Happening later today ⬇️

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

Join us this Wednesday for a virtual advocacy call to learn how to advocate for Uyghur rights with your members of Congress.

📅Wednesday, June 24, 2026
🕐12PM ET
🔗Register for link

@CUyghurs @PeaceCatInt @UyghurAcademyUS @CUyghurstudy @Uyghur_American

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

Governments should:

➡️ Adopt UFLPA-style forced-labor import bans
➡️ Pair import bans w/ traceability, customs authority, & mandatory due diligence
➡️ Coordinate enforcement across major & mid-sized markets
➡️ Include civil society & affected communities in enforcement

Read more: https://t.co/qkt0MtaluP

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

📰New @UyghurProject report by Elijah Pockell-Wilson finds that 🇦🇺 Australia & 🇯🇵Japan remain vulnerable to imports linked to Uyghur forced labor.

Forced labor risks are not being eliminated from global supply chains – instead, they are being redistributed to markets that lack effective import controls.

https://t.co/ZXjRwME6bS

[Uyghur Human Rights Project @UyghurProject]

Neither Australia nor Japan require companies to prove that imported goods are free from forced labor before entering their markets.

Redirected Risk finds that current transparency and voluntary due diligence frameworks still allow high-risk goods to enter.

Transparency and guidance alone are insufficient when supply chains involve regions where independent verification is restricted or unreliable.