Elisha Weisel, head of the Elie Weisel Foundation, opens this hearing of @committeeonccp:
“We say never again. But genocide is in fact happening again. And it is happening on our watch.”
#FreeUyghurs
“We say never again. But genocide is in fact happening again. And it is happening on our watch.”
#FreeUyghurs
Committee ranking Democrat @CongressmanRaja: “This evening let’s make sure the leaders of the CCP hear us loud and clear. Their genocide must end.”
He brought @RushanAbbas founder of @CUyghurs to the State of the Union address as his guest,
#freeuyghur
He brought @RushanAbbas founder of @CUyghurs to the State of the Union address as his guest,
#freeuyghur
Concentration camp survivors Ms. Gulbahar Haitiwaji and Ms. Qelbinur Sidik testified about being arrested for no reason, tortured, indoctrinated, mistreated and now threatened that their family will suffer if they speak out. @committeeonccp #UyghurGenocide
Sidik: “The horrible thing is, when women prisoners are taken for interrogation, they face gang rape by the guards.” She says she saw one girl who bled so much after getting raped that she died.
.@RepSteel, whose family escaped North Korea, walked to the witness table and handed tissues to the women testifying: “We cannot be silent. The CCP is the greatest threat to democracy.”
.@nuryturkel, chair of @USCIRF: “The American people continue to fuel this genocide by purchasing (forced labor) tainted products.” Says universities and pension funds should not enjoy favorable tax status if they fund complicit Chinese companies.
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