🚨 In 15 minutes, @TribunalUyghur Chair Geoffrey Nice QC will deliver the Tribunal's Judgement, followed by a press conference!

Tune in via the link below to watch the delivery of the judgement live, or follow this thread for more information 👇

@TribunalUyghur @CUyghurs @UyghurProject @RFA_UyghurNews In June 2020 WUC President @Dolkun_Isa formally requested the establishment of an independent people’s tribunal to investigate ‘ongoing atrocities and possible Genocide’ against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim Populations. The Uyghur Tribunal was launched on 3 September 2020.

Second set of hearings of the @TribunalUyghur are about to start!

We will be live-tweeting the hearings in this thread ⬇️ Geoffrey Nice Qc opens the tribunal:

“For a right to be universal, it is a right that has to be enjoyed anywhere in the world. And a right always has a duty.”

PRESS RELEASE:

In an effort to undermine the work of the WUC, the Chinese govt has increasingly directly attacked the WUC in its propaganda, spread disinformation, targeted the family of WUC President @Dolkun_Isa and made veiled threats.

uyghurcongress.org/en/press-relea… @Dolkun_Isa Since Dec 2019, Chinese govt mouthpieces & propaganda outlets published at least 4 articles spreading disinfo & lies about the work of the WUC & directly attacking/defaming the WUC & WUC President @Dolkun_Isa.

The @Europarl_EN held a debate about the situation in #EastTurkistan, hours after Ilham Tohti was honoured with the #SakharovPrize.

EU High Rep for Foreign Affairs @JosepBorrellF spoke first, noting the EU's deep concern & the active role it has played in addressing the issue. @Europarl_EN @JosepBorrellF "We ask China to allow access to these camps and allow those detained to be released. They have been detained simply for following their religious beliefs or expressing their opinions."

- MEP Isabel Wiseler-Lima @iwiseler