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"US Holocaust Memorial Museum Condemns Chinese Government's Campaign Against Uyghurs"

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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has released a report titled "To Make Us Slowly Disappear: The Chinese Government's Assault on the Uyghurs," which confirms the museum's earlier allegation that China is committing crimes against humanity in its targeted persecution of Muslims living within its borders. The report details the Chinese government's campaign against the Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities, including forced labor, mass incarceration, repression of religious and cultural expression, sexual violence against women, and forced sterilization. The museum calls on the Chinese government to allow an investigation by an independent and impartial group into their treatment and recommends that the US State Department take further action to stop the atrocities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Chinese Communist Party is committing genocide against the Uyghurs, with allegations of forced labor, mass incarceration, repression of religious and cultural expression, sexual violence against women, and forced sterilization.
  • The report, titled "To Make Us Slowly Disappear: The Chinese Government's Assault on the Uyghurs," confirms the museum's earlier allegation that China is committing crimes against humanity in its targeted persecution of Muslims living within its borders.
  • The US Holocaust Memorial Museum has been tracking the situation, releasing its first report on the issue in March 2020.
  • The report was welcomed by advocacy groups, including the Campaign for Uyghurs, which said it laid bare the threat facing the Uyghurs: "total destruction."
  • The US government has taken steps to address the issue, including placing dozens of Chinese entities implicated in crimes in Xinjiang on its "Entity List" and passing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in July 2021.
  • The report calls on the Chinese government to allow an investigation by an independent and impartial group into their treatment and recommends that the US State Department take further action to stop the atrocities.

Statistics:

  • 12 million: the estimated number of Uyghurs who are being targeted by the Chinese government.
  • 60 pages: the length of the report titled "To Make Us Slowly Disappear: The Chinese Government's Assault on the Uyghurs."
  • March 2020: the month in which the US Holocaust Memorial Museum released its first report on the situation in Xinjiang.
  • 70: the number of countries that have recognized the Chinese government's actions as genocide or crimes against humanity.
  • January 2022: the month in which the US government determined that the Chinese government was committing genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs.

Sources:

  • Radio Free Asia: "US Holocaust Museum Gravely Concerned About CCP's Genocide in Xinjiang" (exact date not specified)
  • The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: "To Make Us Slowly Disappear: The Chinese Government's Assault on the Uyghurs" (exact date not specified)
  • Campaign for Uyghurs: statement by Rushan Abbas, executive director (exact date not specified)
  • US Government: "Entity List" (exact date not specified)
  • US Government: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (July 2021)
  • Congressional-Executive Commission on China: statement by US Rep. Jim McGovern (exact date not specified)

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