Campaign for Uyghurs

Campaign for Uyghurs
	Campaign for Uyghurs logo
Abbreviation	CFU
Formation	4 December 2017
Type	Non-Profit NGO
Purpose	Promote and advocate for the human rights and democratic freedoms for the Uyghurs and other Turkic people in East Turkistan
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., USA
Region served	International
Official languages	Uyghur (de facto); English, Arabic, Turkish, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish
President	Rushan Abbas
Key people	Mr.Uerkesh Davlet; (Honorary Chairman); Mr.Dilmurat Sulayman; (Deputy Director); Ms. Tunisa Matsedik-Qira; (Deputy Director)
Affiliations	World Uyghur Congress
Website	www.campaignforuyghurs.org

Campaign for Uyghurs (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر ھەرىكىتى; Simplified Chinese: 维吾尔运动, Traditional Chinese: 維吾爾運動; Turkish: Uygur Hareketi; abbreviated CFU) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization. The organization operates to advocate for the democratic rights and freedoms of the Uyghur people, both in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (also called East Turkistan) and around the world. Campaign for Uyghurs describes its advocacy efforts in the framework of "[mobilizing] individuals and the international community and build bridges to take action on behalf of and to raise public awareness of the Uyghur issue with a special focus on Uyghur women and youth and to activate persons and entities to work together to stop the systematic human rights abuses against the people of East Turkistan.[1]

Campaign for Uyghurs was formed on 4 December 2017 in Washington, D.C., United States of America. The founder and current Executive Director of CFU is Ms. Rushan Abbas.

Activities

One Voice, One Step: The One Voice one Step Movement was initiated by Campaign for Uyghurs on 15 March 2018. It was a global movement where hundreds of Uyghurs and supporters of the Uyghur cause demonstrated on 15 March 2018 in opposition to China's brutality and persecution of Uyghurs and their extrajudicial detention inside concentration camps[1]. Demonstrations were global and took place in 15 cities and 14 countries, including Australia,[2] Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States.

Forced Labor Fashion Week: In collaboration with the Model Alliance, Freedom United,[3] World Uyghur Congress,[4] Uyghur Solidarity Campaign, Free Uyghur Now student coalition, Campaign for Uyghurs organized a protest during the New York Fashion Week.[5] The event was attended by many who stood in solidarity against China's use of Uyghur slave labor in the fashion industry.

References

"About Us". Campaign for Uyghurs. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
"Uighur minority protest in Australia over 're-education camp' claims". abc.net.au. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
"Freedom United, Uyghur groups, and models stage protest at New York Fashion Week". FreedomUnited.org. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
"Fashion Week protestors address Uyghur plight". World Uyghur Congress. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Shahrigian, Shant. "Models, Uighur activists protest outside studio at start of New York Fashion Week". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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[1] "About Us". Campaign for Uyghurs. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[2] "Uighur minority protest in Australia over 're-education camp' claims". abc.net.au. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[3] "Freedom United, Uyghur groups, and models stage protest at New York Fashion Week". FreedomUnited.org. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[4] "Fashion Week protestors address Uyghur plight". World Uyghur Congress. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[5] Shahrigian, Shant. "Models, Uighur activists protest outside studio at start of New York Fashion Week". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.