Xinjiang/East Turkistan (China) 2021

Xinjiang / East Turkistan (China)

Human Rights

Leveraging Market Power to End Forced Labor of Persecuted Ethnic and Religious Groups
$119974
Public Summary: To coordinate cross-sector action to end the forced labor of Uyghurs. The organization will raise awareness of global brands and retailers that benefit from the forced labor of ethnic and religious groups exploited by the Chinese government and lead and co-direct an international, multi-stakeholder coalition to leverage all available mechanisms to pressure private sector and government actors. In coordination with local stakeholder groups, the organization will also produce policy briefing materials and public-facing content. 

Xinjiang / East Turkistan (China)

Human Rights

Strengthening Advocacy and Outreach for the Human Rights of Uyghurs
$300000
Public Summary: To raise awareness of and advocate for the human rights of Uyghurs. The organization will research, document, and provide independent and accurate information about human rights violations against Uyghurs in China and abroad, including the persecution of Uyghur academics, forced marriage of Uyghur women, and the economic dimensions of human rights abuses suffered by Uyghurs. It will also conduct outreach to Chinese citizens, collaborate with other civil society organizations to raise awareness about the ongoing human rights crisis in East Turkistan, and engage in international advocacy. 

Xinjiang / East Turkistan (China)

Rights of Marginalized Populations

Strengthening Regional Civil Society Networks and Advocacy Responses to Systemic Human Rights Violations
$100000
Public Summary: To enhance the capacity of civil society actors to conduct advocacy and public awareness campaigns in response to gross human rights violations against ethnic and religious groups committed by the Chinese government. The project will support the professionalization of a Uyghur civil society organization to more effectively and sustainably execute advocacy campaigns and the implementation of public awareness activities using innovative multimedia content.

Xinjiang / East Turkistan (China)

Rights of Marginalized Populations

Strengthening Regional Civil Society Networks and Advocacy Responses to Systemic Human Rights Violations
$75000
Public Summary: To enhance the capacity of civil society actors to conduct regional advocacy and public awareness campaigns in response to gross human rights violations against ethnic and religious groups committed by the Chinese government. The project will support the professionalization of a Uyghur civil society organization to more effectively and sustainably execute advocacy campaigns that activate Asian civil society and government stakeholders and to become a leading actor in coordinating regional responses to the Chinese government’s actions. The project will also include the implementation of public awareness activities using innovative multimedia content. 

Xinjiang / East Turkistan (China)

Rights of Marginalized Populations

Defending and Advocating for Uyghur Human Rights
$890000
Public Summary: To raise awareness of and support for Uyghur human rights. The organization will conduct international and regional advocacy on Uyghur issues; organize advocacy and capacity training for new cohorts of Uyghur activists; mobilize stakeholders to call attention to the genocide in East Turkistan; strengthen inter-ethnic and inter-faith solidarity initiatives and convene related events; provide support for and coordination of diaspora advocates; and organize a formal legal inquiry into the crimes against humanity against the Uyghur people.

Xinjiang / East Turkistan (China)

Rights of Marginalized Populations

Documenting and Developing Resources to Strengthen Uyghur Advocacy
$140000
Public Summary: To research, document, and analyze the Chinese government’s influence operations targeting Uyghurs around the world, and to strengthen global advocacy initiatives. The organization will build on and expand a database of human rights abuses against Uyghurs, produce reports analyzing and identifying the government’s policies targeting the community within and outside China, share resources with other advocacy groups, and encourage concerned stakeholders to pressure perpetrators to end the genocide in East Turkistan.  

Xinjiang / East Turkistan (China)

Human Rights

Empowering Women and Youth for Advocacy and Civic Participation
$380000
Public Summary: To empower women and youth from the Uyghur diaspora to participate in advocacy to protect human rights. The organization will train Uyghur women and youth in advocacy skills and civic participation, and foster greater engagement through advocacy campaigns and collaboration with other organizations. The organization will also increase awareness about the Uyghur crisis among local, non-Uyghur communities and grassroots organizations through outreach by newly trained women and youth activists.

Xinjiang / East Turkistan (China)

Human Rights

Documenting Human Rights Violations in East Turkistan
$440000
Public Summary: To pursue justice and accountability for Uyghurs and other persecuted groups through rigorous documentation, analysis, and dissemination of evidence regarding the human rights violations happening in East Turkistan. Through offline and online data collection and verification, the organization will expand its database documenting the systematic disappearance and detention of Uyghurs and Turkic Muslims in Chinese government-run camps. The organization will corroborate this information with satellite imagery data collected about the camps to assess the scale and scope of the repression.

Xinjiang / East Turkistan (China)

Human Rights

Advocating for Uyghur Human Rights through Artistic Interaction
$55000
Public Summary: To raise awareness of the Uyghur human rights crisis at the international level, and to provide Uyghur and rights advocacy groups with a new tool to engage the public and policymakers. The organization will produce an immersive and interactive examination of China’s repressive policies toward the Uyghur people that will educate and mobilize supporters and help strengthen the outreach and advocacy efforts of Uyghur and human rights organizations.