Taiwan's non-governmental organisations raise their voice for the independence of Uyghurs
Several non-governmental organisations in Taiwan have voiced their support for the struggle of the Uyghur to build a sovereign nation, and urged others to stand up against China's persecution of its minorities.
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At a recent event, Shih Yi-siang, general secretary of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights, said that as human rights activists in Taiwan, we can at least speak up for the Uighurs on the anniversary of the founding of the Republic of East Turkestan.
An event was held outside Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, Ho Chao-tung, who is also the chairman of the Taiwan East Turkestan Association, on East Turkestan Independence Day. He said that the Uyghurs had been denied even the most basic human rights since they lost their sovereignty during the 1949 invasion of East Turkestan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The Uighurs have been fighting for years for the establishment of an independent East Turkestan.
In 1933, the Uyghurs succeeded in establishing the Republic of East Turkestan, but it was short-lived. Then, in 1944, he again founded the Republic of East Turkestan, but this too did not last long, according to Focus Taiwan.
In August this year, UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet released her report stating that China has committed "serious human rights violations" against Uyghurs and "other predominantly Muslim communities" in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
Ho said that the CCP's repressive rule of Uyghurs in Xinjiang aims to force them to conform to Han Chinese culture and has fostered Uyghurs' mistrust of Chinese rule.
Focus Taiwan reported Wu'erKaixi, a Uyghurs citizen who was a student leader during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, said he hoped democracy and freedom would one day prevail in China because a democratic system would allow you to live there. The people have the right to self-determination.
