{"id":683,"date":"2021-01-20T13:22:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T12:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uzdm.de\/?page_id=683"},"modified":"2025-08-18T14:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:33:23","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uzdm.de\/en\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM)<\/h4>

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is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Germany. Its mission is to promote human rights<\/p>

and to defend and promote the democratic representation of the Uyghur people, both in China and abroad.<\/p>

Since its founding in 2019, the UZDM has been actively conducting international advocacy campaigns<\/p>

with governmental and non-governmental actors to raise awareness of the human rights situation in East Turkistan<\/p>

and is engaged in capacity-building activities within the Uyghur diaspora.<\/p>

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Our team, which consists mainly of Uyghurs, has extensive experience<\/p>

in these areas and performs important representative functions for the vast majority<\/p>

of the global Uyghur diaspora. The UZDM is funded by direct donations<\/p>

rom the Uyghur community and civil society, from legal and religious institutions<\/p>

in Germany, and from governments, individuals, and private institutions outside Germany.<\/p>

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The UZDM is a partner organization of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), which has more than twenty years of experience<\/p>

in research, advocacy, grassroots work, and capacity building.<\/p>

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Mission and goals<\/strong><\/h3>

Our organization is committed to promoting democratic values within the Uyghur community<\/p>

and conducts research to raise awareness of the situation in East Turkistan.<\/p>

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We pursue the following goals:<\/h5>

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\u25cf Educate the German public about the human rights situation of the Uyghurs and<\/p>

familiarize them with the rich and diverse Uyghur culture.
\u25cf Raise public awareness of human rights violations against the Uyghurs.
\u25cf Actively campaign for the closure of detention camps and the release of prisoners.
\u25cf Support Uyghur youth and the wider community.<\/p>

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Key activities<\/strong><\/h3>

The UZDM is actively involved in advocacy and research activities to raise awareness:<\/strong><\/p>


\u25cf Advocacy campaigns
\u25cf Publications: Preparation and publication of reports on various<\/p>

topics related to the genocide of the Uyghurs.<\/p>

\u25cf Capacity building: Supporting and strengthening the Uyghur community.
\u25cf Conferences: Organizing various events and gaining<\/p>

support from the international community.<\/p>

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Structure<\/strong><\/h3>

The UZDM is a non-profit organization with a board of directors. Board members are<\/p>

elected every two years. The organization has four elected<\/p>

positions: president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary general.<\/p>

The board appoints a executive director who oversees the organization and its daily activities.<\/p>

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Successes<\/strong><\/h3>

Since its establishment, the UZDM has published two important reports:<\/p>


\u25cf Raise Your Voice: A Toolkit for Uyghur Activists<\/em><\/a> \u2013 a guide to protecting<\/p>

Uyghur activists from transnational repression.<\/p>


\u25cf Creating a Safe Space for Uyghur Women Human Rights Defenders<\/em><\/a> \u2013 a report<\/p>

assessing the mental health of Uyghur women<\/p>

who are survivors of human rights violations and providing support.<\/p>

In addition, the UZDM has worked closely with its partner organization, the World Uyghur Congress,<\/p>

collaborated to organize international events:<\/p>


\u25cf Report presentation Creating a Safe Space for Uyghur Women Human Rights Defenders<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>

May 2024 in Munich.<\/p>

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\u25cf Third International Uyghur Summit and Uyghur Youth Summit<\/a>,<\/p>

May 2025 in Munich, Germany.<\/p>

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\u00a0 \u00a0 Das Uigurische Zentrum f\u00fcr Demokratie und Menschenrechte (UZDM) \u00a0 ist eine gemeinn\u00fctzige, nichtstaatliche Organisation mit Sitz in Deutschland. Ihre Mission ist es, die Menschenrechte und die demokratische Vertretung des uigurischen Volkes \u2013 sowohl in China als auch im Ausland \u2013 zu verteidigen und zu f\u00f6rdern. Seit seiner Gr\u00fcndung im Jahr 2019 f\u00fchrt das […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181093875,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template\/fullwidth.php","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-683","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PbKm7C-b1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uzdm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uzdm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uzdm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uzdm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181093875"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uzdm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/uzdm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5149,"href":"https:\/\/uzdm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/683\/revisions\/5149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uzdm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}