{"id":578,"date":"2020-04-30T02:39:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T02:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saveuighur.org\/?p=578"},"modified":"2020-08-26T03:52:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T03:52:25","slug":"save-uighur-press-release-on-uscirf-report-on-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saveuighur.org\/ug\/save-uighur-press-release-on-uscirf-report-on-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Uighur Press Release On USCIRF Report on China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>For immediate release<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact: Aydin Anwar<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Justice For All, Save Uighur Project\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>aydin@justiceforall.org<\/b><\/p>\n<p>(Washington DC, April 28, 2020) Justice For All welcomes the recommendations made on China in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) <b>Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy<\/b>\u00a0of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Justice For All applauds that China has been recognized as a country of particular concern,\u00a0 where\u00a0still millions of Uighurs and other Turkic people languish in camps and prisons, religious practice is completely forbidden, and the world\u2019s largest surveillance state persists under the Communist Chinese Party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commissioner Johnnie Moore, of USCIRF,<\/strong> said in a statement, &#8220;There is no question that China is the world\u2019s foremost violator of human rights and religious freedom. It cannot be compared to any other country in the world not only because of its inexcusable actions, but because of the way it aids and abets similar actions by other countries all around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is an important step to curb the rising tide of China\u2019s genocidal policies.<\/p>\n<p>Among the recommendations made are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Redesignate China as a \u201ccountry of particular concern,\u201d or CPC, for engaging in systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA);<\/li>\n<li>Impose targeted sanctions on Chinese government agencies and officials responsible for severe violations of religious freedom\u2014particularly Xinjiang Communist Party Secretary Chen Quanguo and former Political and Legal Affairs Commission Chief Zhu Hailun\u2014 by freezing those individuals\u2019 assets and\/ or barring their entry into the United States under human rights related financial and visa authorities, citing specific religious freedom violations;<\/li>\n<li>Publicly express concerns about Beijing hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games and state that U.S. government officials will not attend the games if the Chinese government\u2019s crackdown on religious freedom continues; and<\/li>\n<li>Continue and intensify efforts to counter Chinese government influence operations in the United States that are designed to suppress information about or advocacy in response to violations of religious freedom in China.<\/li>\n<li>The U.S. Congress should:\n<ul>\n<li>Support the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 (H.R.4331\/S.2539) and other legislation designed to promote religious freedom in China; and<\/li>\n<li>Support the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R.6210\/S.3471), which would prohibit the importation to the United States of textiles, cotton, and other goods from Xinjiang.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find full report\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIRF%202020%20Annual%20Report_42720_new_0.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn a Uighur-American, with extended relatives missing in East Turkestan&#8217;s massive internment and surveillance system, I am glad to see USCIRF&#8217;s recommendations to hold China accountable for their genocidal crimes and to call on US Congress to support vital legislations that could lift some of the oppression. We&#8217;ve been waiting too long for China to face consequences for their fascist policies, so I hope these actions are taken swiftly and seriously,&#8221; said <b>Aydin Anwar, a Uighur American leader of the Save Uighur campaign.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Save Uighur welcome the recommendations of the USCIRF. It is time for the world to pressure China to ensure basic freedoms and sovereignty for the people of East Turkestan and Tibet. It is also time for the United States to again lead the world in taking a public stance against human rights violations, and championing human rights globally.<\/p>\n<p><i>Justice for All is a U.S.-based human rights NGO with Consultative Status at the UN. 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