Uyghur Human Rights Project

📖 New – A biweekly roundup of essential reporting and analysis on the Uyghur crisis, curated by UHRP staff.

Issue 23, April 30 – May 13, 2026

🗣️Activists Warn US Attention Fading: Amid the Trump-Xi summit, Uyghur activists warn the Trump administration has largely stopped publicly addressing China's persecution of Uyghurs. Amy Qin reports for The New York Times that reduced attention to human rights and no new forced labor sanctions risk weakening international pressure on China.

🇬🇧 Limited Policy Action in UK: Five years after the UK formally recognized the Uyghur genocide, concrete policy action remains lacking. Rahima Mahmut, writing for The Diplomat Magazine urges stronger import restrictions, mandatory human rights due diligence, and trade policy aligned with the ethical implications of that designation.

🇨🇭 Swiss Inaction on TNR: For swissinfo, Dorian Burkhalter reports that human rights organizations criticized the Swiss government for failing to adequately protect Uyghur and Tibetan communities from Chinese transnational repression, including surveillance, intimidation, and threats against family members in the Uyghur Region.

⚖️ Forced Labor Enforcement Gaps: David Lawder (Reuters) reports on USTR hearings into countries accused of failing to block imports made with forced labor. Activists warn imports ties to Uyghur forced labor, banned in the US by the UFLPA, still enter global markets via countries lacking sufficient enforcement mechanisms.

🇸🇪 Diaspora Resilience Under Pressure: In the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies, Michel Harb and Arne Wackenhut document how China’s transnational repression targets Uyghur activists in Sweden through surveillance, intimidation, and threats to family members—while many activists say these experiences have strengthened their commitment to speaking out.

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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We’re Following (Issue 23) - Uyghur Human Rights Project Issue 23: April 30, 2026 – May 13, 2026 Welcome to the twenty-third issue of the Uyghur Reader, a biweekly content roundup curated by the staff of the Uyghur Human Rights Project. Each issue features carefully selected articles, reports, and publications from media outlets, academic institutions, ...