‘Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day’ celebrated in Munich, Germany, remembering the victims of the genocide

‘Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day’ was celebrated on December 9 in Munich, Germany, by a number of Uyghur organizations and activists. The significance of commemorating the Uyghur genocide victims was emphasized by the World Uyghur Congress (WUC).

The Uyghur Tribunal, which was founded in June 2020 at the request of its then-President Dolkun Isa, was highlighted by the WUC in a news release.

In order to compile evidence of China’s crimes against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Turkic Muslim communities in East Turkistan, this impartial tribunal was established. Its mission was to look into crimes against humanity and genocide.

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Dolkun Isa commemorated the anniversary of the tribunal’s historic verdict, which found that the Chinese government had perpetrated crimes against humanity and genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan, on social media.

“The Uyghur Tribunal found that the Chinese government committed crimes against humanity and genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan three years ago today,” Isa added. I proclaimed December 9th to be International Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day on behalf of the WUC. The genocide is still going on. To put a stop to this evil, humanity must act.

A Chinese-language online event called “The Uyghur Tribunal: Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day” was announced by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), an advocacy organization located in Washington, DC, to commemorate the anniversary. It is set for December 10. The group reaffirmed that Uyghurs throughout the globe commemorate this day each year as the day when an impartial court formally acknowledged the Uyghur Genocide.

Three years ago today, the Uyghur Tribunal concluded that the Chinese government committed genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan.

On behalf of the WUC, I declared December 9 as International Uyghur Genocide Recognition… pic.twitter.com/PuTtsUeNX2

— Dolkun Isa (@Dolkun_Isa) December 9, 2024

UHRP said that more worldwide recognition has resulted from the Uyghur Tribunal’s conclusions. Several nations have formally recognized the genocide and associated crimes, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Lithuania, Czechia, Ireland, and Taiwan.

The European Parliament has also said that the persecution of Uyghurs is a crime against humanity and has the potential to result in genocide. The crimes have been declared genocide by the French National Assembly. Despite voicing serious concerns, the UN has called the situation a “possible crime against humanity.”

The importance of the independent tribunal’s conclusions and its implications for global efforts to bring those responsible for the genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan accountable will be discussed by speakers at the next UHRP session.