[45] The organization has a president and a board of directors[41][46] which, as of the founding in 1998, consisted of nine members: Chairman, Vice Chairman, General Secretary, Treasurer, Director of Public Relations, Director of Education, Director of Communication, Director of Publication, and Director of Cultural Affairs. Justice 4 Uyghurs is a student organization seeking to educate and empower students to advocate for Uyghur human rights. for a list of shops promoting Uyghur culture through apparel, art, books, and food in Australia and internationally. Call the Free Interpreting Service at 131 450 for immediate and scheduled phone and onsite interpretation 24/7. Visit the IRCC Service Provider Organization (SPO) directory for a list of organizations that provide language training and other educational services to newcomers, refugees, and asylees. If you are interested in your academic brief being showcased and for additional information, please contact, Dr. Lucia Gutirrez, AAHHE Executive Director at[emailprotected]. The review cited sworn testimony from UAA President Alim Seytoff that, "there is an extensive network of spies including some Uyghurs, who regularly monitor the activities of Uyghurs throughout the Western world and report on their activities to the PRC (Peoples Republic of China) authorities. Over 90 mainly South East Asian Muslim organisations have urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) "to break its silence and take a public stand against China's ongoing genocidal campaign in East Turkestan." The letter was addressed to the President of the OIC, Dr Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, Secretary-General of OIC, Hissein Brahim Taha and Foreign Ministers of [] While the majority of Uyghurs living in Japan and the United States are working as scientists and academics who are highly integrated in intellectual spheres of their host societies, Uyghurs living in Europe are mostly recently graduated students who have just integrated the labor market. If America acts, there is hope that other countries will follow. He moved to the United States in January 2016. On October 1st, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers, Southern Mongolians, Taiwanese, Chinese, and others held demonstrations in 90 cities throughout the world as part of the inaugural Global Day of Action against the Chinese Communist Party. The . Courses: Uyghur language (beginner to advanced). The Eastern Turkistan Education and Solidarity Association has been established by Turkistani youth who are very well trained, faithful and highly educated in Islamic, social, technical and other fields from all over the world including Eastern Turkistan under Chinese occupation. The Uyghur American Association (UAA) expresses deep gratitude to the U.S. Department of State and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for officially determining that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) campaign of mass internment, forced labor, and forced sterilization against millions of Uyghurs and others in East Turkistan (Xinjiang) indeed constitutes "genocide" and "crimes against . Please support our new efforts. These are the reasons why it is both essential and urgent to support the European Uyghur Institute! This number, substantially more than the country's population, reflects many citizens' affiliation with . Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants can receive free. Above all, we ask you not to delay. university education has only increased from 2.1% in 1990 to 3.1% in 2006. to learn Swedish. Immigration Humanitarian Programs NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kuzzat Altay, president of the Uyghur American Association, about the joint sanctions leveled against China by the U.S., EU, UK and Canada over Uyghur treatment. For a decade, this association was the only Uyghur organization leading activities in France. To contact each center, please visit the respected link on the main navigation menu. [39], In a 2015 Reuters report, Australia's Refugee Review Tribunal was reported to have reviewed an unnamed Uyghur man's asylum application from September 2011. Learn Uyghur at home, nearby or via skype online. Access free English language classes under the, online or face-to-face. The European Uyghur Institute was created by the Oghouz Association of Uyghur students enrolled in French universities. Kuddus Imam was born in Urumchi, East Turkistan. UofG Students for Uyghurs is the University of Glasgow branch of Students for Uyghurs seeking to raise awareness about the Uyghur genocide. About Us On the other hand, a small amount of people recently came to seek asylum in European countries such as France, Sweden and Germany. The association has women wing as well. Our priority is to make sure we serve our members and make Uyghur voices heard. For more than ten years, the Oghouz Association has brought to light and promoted Uyghur culture in French society and academic community through the organization of conferences, workshops and festivals. The current UAA board is committed to ensure that a democratic and fair UAA election is held in a timely manner. As most of them are still in their thirties and have recently finished their studies in their host country, the Institute will keep the functions of the former Oghouz Association: Moreover, the Institute has acquired new functions such as: As we are committed supporters of associative values, we want the Institute to be a place of representation and debate for secular, feminist and humanist Uyghurs of all Europe. In the last 3 years, she served as the secretary general of UAA. 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Visit Study in Norway for information about academic programs and resources for students. [47], The Second Congress was held in Washington, DC on May 28, 2000. Visit our businesses page for a list of shops promoting Uyghur culture through apparel, art, books, and food in Australia and internationally. Misran was raised in Northern Virginia and received his B.A. Dr. Claudia Garcia-Louisis our inaugural author with her academic brief titledHey Hispano: Forget the Celebration, Address Your Internal Prejudice. The knock One knock. Sydney Umid Uyghur Language SchoolUyghur Language School of SAVictoria Uyghur Language School. She went on to become UAA Vice President and was the first Uyghur reporter to broadcast daily to the Uyghur region, for Radio Free Asia, in 1998. [4] More than 200 members attended the Eighth Congress of the UAA in 2016. Uyghur Human Justice Campaign is a student organization at Rice University seeking to raise awareness about Uyghur rights. Tibet Sun", "Has the world abandoned the Uighur Muslims? [47] The UAA has received funding from the National Endowment for Democracy. (translation service is provided for Non-English Speakers) TEL: 617-603-1809. Uyghur Education Program: 6 mo Creative Media & Design Training ProgramCourses: Graphic design, photography, videography, postproduction, branding, writing, and art direction. Please share materials freely, with appropriate attribution, under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), Support UHRP in our fight against genocide, 70 Uyghur groups ask for urgent action on Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The Uyghur Institute of Europe was born in 2019 in this context of need, a new structure adapted to this rapidly changing environment. United Uyghur Youth is a nonprofit organization based in Fairfax, VA seeking to empower Uyghur youth. Millions more languish in the largest open-air prison in the world, East Turkistan (Xinjiang). The Uyghur American Association is glad to announce the formation of our Election Committee to regulate and maintain a fair election for its board members. The research department of the association is formed to research and preserve the historical, cultural, and Islamic values of the Muslims of Eastern Turkistan. Millions of Uyghurs have been detained in concentration camps and imprisoned without due process. Editing and publishing the French-Uyghur journal . 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[35] The Chinese government said that a photograph provided by the UAA which was supposed to be East Turkestan separatist protesters in Ankara, Turkey was actually the scene of a traffic accident in Hangzhou, China. [30][31], In 2006, the UAA established a UHRP satellite office in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [32], An article published by the Associated Press on October 10, 2008, quoted Elshat Hassan and Nury Turkel, two leaders of the Uyghur American Association, about plans for American-Uyghurs to help the Uyghur detainees at Guantanamo Bay acclimatize, once they have been admitted to the USA. Jeanett Castellanos, Marie Mora, and Luis Ponjun. Your email address will not be published. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees offers. It is a young community not only because they recently settled down in France (in the beginning of the 2000s) but also because of their average age is around 30-35. Find English language classes near you. Each one of us must remain vigilant, ready to mobilize as our civil rights are jeopardized, and address issues that disproportionately affect our communities. Providing personal support both in education and professional guidance to Uyghur students living in Europe through the funding . After most of them graduated, the Association was no longer relevant to the situation of Uyghurs living in France as most have begun to work and many have already started a family. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is perpetrating genocide against the Uyghur people, the largest in scale since the Holocaust. Home Uyghur Academy Australia seeks to unite Uyghur scholars in the United States and hosts public events to promote academic research. Loud for Uyghurs is a student run organization based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany raising awareness about and advocating for Uyghur human rights. May 18, 2021 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Via email Re: H.Res.317 Dear Madam Speaker: We the undersigned groups, urge swift passage of House Resolution 317, condemning the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity committed against the Uyghur people and calling on the President to take "all [] Elfidar was born in Urumchi, East Turkistan and grew up in Istanbul, Turkey until immigrating to the U.S. in 2000. who is a member of the Senate's committee on PreK-12 . 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