East Turkestan: UNPO General Assembly M ember Resolution Strongly condemns the so-called “bilingual language” policy a imed at undermining the Uyghur language

[Harold Schiffman]

East Turkestan: UNPO General Assembly Member Resolution
Monday, 02 June 2008

Expressing growing concern regarding human rights abuses in East
Turkestan the resolution calls upon the Chinese authorities to
commence a constructive dialogue with the Uyghur community to resolve
this crisis that already persisted at the cost of to many lives and
suppression of basic human freedoms.

Below is a Member Resolution as presented and adopted before the IX
UNPO General Assembly held during 16-17 May 2008 in Brussels, Belgium:


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  IX UNPO General Assembly

16 - 17 May 2008, Brussels Belgium



Member Resolution

introduced by:

East Turkestan

The UNPO General Assembly;

Reiterates its grave concern on the gross and systematic pattern of
violation of human rights and fundamental freedom in Chinese-occupied
Eastern Turkestan;

Alarmed by the ongoing process of cultural genocide in Eastern
Turkestan due to China's policies to destroy the very core of the
religious, cultural and national identity of Uyghurs;

Encouraged by the global community's expression of concern over the
grave situation in Eastern Turkestan;

Remains alarmed at the uncertainties and a growing sense of fear among Uyghurs;

Expresses solidarity with the Uyghurs in their nonviolent freedom struggle;

Strongly condemn the fallacious attempts of the Chinese authorities to
portray Uyghurs' discontentment with China's rule as "terrorism" and
even linking them with international terrorist organizations, such as
Al-Qaeda, in order to justify its crackdown on Uyghurs;

Strongly condemns the People's Republic of China for engaging in the
inhuman practice of capital punishment against Uyghur political
activists and human rights defenders;

Strongly urges China to stop immediately the coerced birth control
policy being implemented upon Uyghur women;

Strongly condemns China for its continued policy to severely restrict
the Uyghur people's right to practice their religious belief;

Urges China to stop its policy of transferring young Uyghur women,
between the ages of 14 to 25 years old, to eastern China under the
pretext of "providing jobs";

Strongly condemns the harsh suppression of the Uyghur women's peaceful
protest on 23 March 2008 in Hotan prefecture in Eastern Turkestan;

Strongly condemns the People's Republic of China for confiscating the
passports of Uyghurs as it violates freedom of movement of the Uyghur
people; and to release all political prisoners, including Canadian
citizen Huseyin Celil, historian Tohti Muzart and poet Nurmuhemmet
Yasin.

Strongly condemns the so-called "bilingual language" policy aimed at
undermining the Uyghur language;

Strongly urges China to release the sons of Ms Rebiya Kadeer, Alim
Abdurehim and Ablikim Abdurehim, and cease harassment and intimidation
of other Kadeer family members;

Strongly calls upon the People's Republic of China to begin a process
of dialogue with the Uyghur people which results in the end to
violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Eastern
Turkestan.


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Note:

To download the Member Resolution, please click here. (PDF format, 117kb)



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