How can I help Chinese Uyghurs?
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What is China's problem with Uyghurs?
There is also evidence that Uyghurs are being used as forced labour and of women being forcibly sterilised. Some former camp detainees have also alleged they were tortured and sexually abused. The US is among several countries to have accused China of committing genocide in Xinjiang.Jun 21, 2021
What is the Chinese government doing to the Uyghurs?
China has subjected Uyghurs living in Xinjiang to torture. A former Chinese police detective, exiled in Europe, revealed to CNN in 2021 details of the systematic torture of Uyghurs in detention camps in Xinjiang, acts in which he had participated, as he had feared his own arrest had he dissented.
Why is China detaining the Uyghurs?
Local authorities are reportedly holding hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs in these camps as well as members of other ethnic minority groups in China, for the stated purpose of countering extremism and terrorism and promoting social integration.
When did the Uighur crisis start?
Crisis Phase (April 5, 1990-present): Ethnic-Uighurs and government policemen clashed in Baren township near Kashgar on April 5-10, 1990, resulting in the deaths of more than 50 ethnic-Uighurs and six government policemen.
What is really happening in Xinjiang?
Since 2017, reports have emerged of people being detained in extrajudicial "re-education camps", subject to political indoctrination and alleged instances of forced abortion, compulsory sterilization, rape, and torture. 2018 estimates allege the number of detainees in the hundreds of thousands.
Who is in charge of Xinjiang?
Chen Quanguo陈全国Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous RegionIn office August 29, 2016 – December 25, 2021DeputyShohrat Zakir Erkin Tuniyaz (chairman)27 more rows