Turkestan

East Turkistan Government in Exile Applauds US Senate Passing of Uyghur Human Rights Bill

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
Turkic peoples, National liberation movements, Language, Ethnic groups in Asia, Turkestan, East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, Islam in China, Anwar Yusuf Turani, Agglutinative languages, Uyghurs, Uyghur language, Uyghur Americans

"We have high hopes that this bill will help to alleviate if not end China's oppression of East Turkistan's people."

Key Points: 
  • "We have high hopes that this bill will help to alleviate if not end China's oppression of East Turkistan's people."
  • The East Turkistan National Awakening Movement has been pushing for a Uyghur Act since June 4, 2018 and has organized numerous demonstrations, events, and lobbying days to apply pressure on Congress to pass the Uyghur bill.
  • On December 3, 2019, the US House of Representatives passed the Uyghur human rights bill with an overwhelming majority of 408 against 1.
  • While the world remains largely silent on the East Turkistan / Uyghur oppression, the East Turkistan Government in Exile hopes that passage of this bill will encourage other countries to follow suit and pass similar bills to push back against China's persecution of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples.