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International Uyghur Forum 2026

11–13 June 2026 · Berlin, Germany

IUF 2026

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) in partnership with the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM) is convening the third International Uyghur Forum — "Ten Years Since the Camps: From Recognition to Accountability – What's Next?" — from June 11–13, 2026, in Berlin, Germany, supported by the Uyghur Friendship Group in the German Bundestag. The forum aims to bring together approximately 150 participants and move the global response decisively from recognition to accountability.

World Uyghur Congress UZDM
National Endowment for Democracy Hasene International
Chip in with Taiwan Australian Uyghur Association Uyghur Human Rights Project DUKVA Japan Uyghur Association
Uyghur Association of Victoria Uyghur Projects Foundation Uyghur Academy Campaign for Uyghurs
East Turkistan Association of Canada Alberta Uyghur Association Center for Uyghur Studies Teklimakan Uyghur Press NUK
PEN Uyghur Switzerland Uyghur Society Belgian Uyghur Association Irish Uyghur Cultural Association

IUF 2026 Speakers

Prof. Dr. Işık Kuşçu Bonnenfant

Professor at Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Ferenc Gelencsér

Hungarian Politician and International Affairs Professional

Yves-François Blanchet

Leader of the Bloc Québécois, MP Canada

PD Dr. Michael Reinhard Heß

Turkologist and translator

Mahmut Sungur

Municipal Council Member in Utrecht

Benedict Rogers

Fortify Rights

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe

Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean, Canada

Ilhan Kyuchyuk

European Parliament, Chair of Committee on Legal Affairs

Yildirim Usta

DENK / City Councillor in Arnhem

Barbara Lochbihler

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances

Tenzyn Zöchbauer

Tibet Initiative Deutschland

Mercè Monje Cano

Secretary-General, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)

Eva Biaudet

Member of Parliament, Finland

Adam King

International Republican Institute

Mia Hasenson-Gross

René Cassin

Dr. Jhy-Wey Shieh

Representative of Taiwan, Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium

IUF 2026 Declaration

IUF 2026 Declaration (PDF)

Will be published after the event

IUF 2026 Agenda

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The full programme and agenda for IUF 2026 will be published shortly. Please check back closer to the event date.