The PRC routinely disappears #Uyghurs#, #Tibetans#, religious leaders, and human rights defenders, including #GaoZhisheng# and the #PanchenLama#, a violation of int’l law that may constitute crimes against humanity. On International Day of the #VictimsofEnforcedDisappearances#, China should account for all those missing and allow them to return home.

The attention on the Uyghurs has been fading. Especially now under Trump, we have seen a decrease in overall attention to human rights. However, the visit is an opportunity for Trump to press Xi Jinping to end the crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.

The manufactured image of "happy Uyghurs" whitewashes the Chinese government’s crimes against humanity in my homeland. I know it well - I was a victim and a tool of such propaganda years ago. @jleibold of La Trobe asked me about growing up Uyghur in China.

A Han Chinese couple speak with flunent Uyghur languege.The husband shares his childhood life experience.Most of his meighbors were Uyghurs and he spoke Uyghur language better than Mandarin.

China is a leading perpetrator and enabler of #HumanTrafficking#. Its state-sponsored system of #ForcedLabor# exploits Uyghurs, funds atrocities, and floods markets with goods that undercut U.S. businesses and workers. On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, stopping forced-labor imports must remain a U.S. priority. #EndHumanTrafficking#

.@DHSGov announced a new ban on imports from three Chinese genomic companies – collectively known as the BGI Group – for their ties to forced labor in Xinjiang where the CCP is committing an ongoing genocide of the Uyghurs. Chairman @RepMoolenaar issued the following statement:

The CCP is actively trying to cover up its genocide in Xinjiang and western companies including @Starbucks are helping it. In some cases, companies are operating just miles away from detention camps where Uyghurs are persecuted. The simple truth is that the CCP is the biggest oppressor of freedom and human rights in the world. The Committee stands with the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and will continue to champion their human rights. Companies doing business in Xinjiang should leave the region.

12 years ago, #IlhamTohti# was sentenced to life imprisonment for “separatism.” Contrary to what this charge implies, he sought to bridge divisions between Uyghurs and Han Chinese through dialogue. As @POTUS and #XiJinping# prepare for a dialogue of their own, Tohti’s case should be on the agenda, and his unconditional release a priority. Learn more👉

.@antonioguterres, while you are in China now—potentially meeting Xi Jinping—will you demand that Beijing release Jimmy Lai and all other political prisoners? Will you demand an end to the oppression of Uyghurs and Tibetans? Will you speak out for democracy crushed in Hong Kong?