China, Human Rights, Gender Equality Watch Now: Civil Liberties in China: The Uyghur Crisis

Uyghurs, a Muslim ethnic minority in China’s Xinjiang region, are facing increasingly severe human rights abuses by President Xi Jinping’s government. They are subjected to intense surveillance, arbitrary imprisonment, and forced labor by Chinese authorities. While global awareness of their persecution has grown in recent years, the situation has not improved.

Perry World House, the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, and Penn Students for Uyghur Freedom hosted a hybrid event to look at this critical issue. Our panel explored the origins of the oppression of the Uyghurs; how the U.S. and E.U.’s renewed commitment to hold China accountable for its human rights violations may impact the struggle for Uyghurs’ equal rights; and how China’s treatment of the Uyghurs may impact its geopolitical ambitions.

This event featured Campaign for Uyghurs' Rushan Abbas; George Washington University's Sean Roberts; Hudson Institute's Nury Turkel; and Human Rights Watch's Sophie Richardson.

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