World Uyghur Congress Campaigns Against China's Ethnic Unity Law

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and affiliated organizations launched an international advocacy campaign to oppose China's Ethnic Unity Law, which officially took effect on July 1. The WUC characterizes the legislation as a tool designed to institutionalize repression and cultural assimilation.

Between June 26 and July 2, WUC representatives executed a series of diplomatic engagements. Turgunjan Alawdun led a delegation to Stockholm to meet with lawmakers and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In Paris, Dolkun Isa addressed delegates at the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty to highlight risks facing Uyghur political prisoners, while Zumretay Arkin participated in a panel at the University of Zurich regarding transnational repression.

The law triggered coordinated protests in several global cities, including London, Washington, DC, Tokyo, and Berlin. In the United States, 14 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to publicly condemn the legislation.