Also representing the other ethnic minorities suffering from human rights violations in China, a vigil for the Uyghurs took place in Neuwied.
Neuwied. Susanne Kudies, spokeswoman of the Neuwied group of the human rights organization, explained that Amnesty International demands the immediate closure of all camps as well as the full acceptance of the cultures of the various ethnic minorities living on the Chinese territory, because especially for ethnic minorities and their culture the protection of their human rights is essential for survival. Theresia Knieke explained that Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other mainly Muslim ethnic minorities are systematically and massively imprisoned, tortured and persecuted in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China, which amounts to a crime against humanity. Millions of Muslims were also systematically monitored. read more