China (Xinjiang)

International Uyghur Human Rights and Democracy Foundation (IUHRDF)
$90,000*
To advance the human rights of ethnic Uyghur women and children. IUHRDF will maintain an English and Uyghur language website on the human rights situation of Uyghur women and children, conduct a civic education seminar for Uyghur women, and publish a booklet containing personal accounts of the impact of population control policies on ethnic minority women.

Uyghur American Association
$215,000*
To carry out the Uyghur Human Rights Project, a program documenting and reporting on human rights violations affecting the Turkic-speaking, traditionally Muslim, indigenous populations of northwest China. This program will research, document, and bring to the attention of the international community independent, accurate information about the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

World Uyghur Congress
$90,000
To promote democratic leadership among Uyghurs living in exile. The World Uyghur Congress will conduct an intensive advocacy training course for leaders of Uyghur community organizations dedicated to advancing human rights and democracy.