Tell your Members of Congress to support and co-sponsor the Uyghur Policy Act

People belonging to ethnic, cultural, and religious groups in northwestern China, including Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and Hui, are currently the target of the largest organized detention of an ethno-religious minority the world has seen since World War II. Since 2017, over one million have been detained. Detainees are made to work under constant surveillance, with assigned minders and no freedom to leave. Their forced labor contributes to the production of goods for numerous multinationals.

The Uyghur Policy Act was introduced in the U.S. House by Representatives (H.R. 2635) by Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Ami Bera (D-CA) and the U.S. Senate (S. 1542) by Senator John Curtis (R-UT).

The Uyghur Policy Act would:

• Coordinate U.S. government action by designating the Secretary of State to oversee Uyghur human rights-related policies and programs that preserve Uyghurs’ ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic identities.
• Empower human rights advocates working on behalf of Uyghurs and minorities persecuted by the Chinese government.
• Pressure the Chinese government to end its crackdowns against Uyghurs by increasing accountability to human rights organizations and developing a strategy to close detention facilities and political reeducation camps.
• Support the Uyghur Diaspora by addressing transnational repression and creating reporting mechanisms for Uyghur victims.

For More Information

Click here for the latest text, status, and co-sponsors of the House Uyghur Policy Act (H.R. 2635)

Click here for the latest text, status, and co-sponsors of the Senate Uyghur Policy Act (S. 1542)

"Eight things you can do to help Uyghurs in a time of genocide," Uyghur Human Rights Project

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