Uyghur activist condemns China’s human rights abuses and economic exploitation

Jul 06, 2024

Geneva (Switzerland), July 05 (ANI): A renowned Uyghur human rights activist Dolkun Isa has lambasted China for its poor human rights record and its international policies of economic exploitation, especially in Africa. Speaking exclusively on the 15th anniversary of the 2009 Urumqi massacre, the President of the World Uyghur Congress, Dolkun Isa emphasized that July 5 is the darkest day in the history of the Uyghur struggle as 15 years ago the genocide of the Uyghurs was started by China. “Today, I call on the international community: millions of people are suffering in concentration camps. The countries that have signed the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide have a legal obligation to stop the Uyghur genocide and the ongoing crimes against humanity. Unfortunately, we have seen many countries remain silent, so it is time for all human beings and all countries to take action and stop this ongoing genocide. China rejected many recommendations. On January 24 of this year, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on China took place at the UN Human Rights Council. At least six months have passed, and today China has rejected many recommendations, adopting only some of them.,” said Dolkun Isa.