Organisers

World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is an international organization that represents the collective interest of the Uyghur people. The WUC promotes democracy, human rights and freedom for the Uyghur people through peaceful, nonviolent, and democratic means to determine their future. The WUC was founded in 2004 and advocates for the civil, political, social, cultural, and economic rights of the Uyghur people within international institutions, such as the EU and UN. The WUC regularly engages with UN mechanisms, including with treaty body reviews, and has taken part in the previous cycles of the Universal Periodic Review on China. We also submit policy recommendations to national governments. WUC supports Uyghur refugees and asylum seekers and offers capacity building training to Uyghur youth in the diaspora. 

 

 

The Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM) is a Berlin-based association founded on 13 April 2019 in Berlin, Germany, that promotes democratic values within the global Uyghur community and works to foster peaceful international understanding.UZDM cooperates with the World Uyghur Congress and supports its broader advocacy goals through public outreach and information campaigns. UZDM aims to raise awareness about the human rights violations against Uyghurs in East Turkistan.