CAIR Condemns China’s New ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law as Escalation of Oppression Against Uyghur Muslims, Other Minority Communities
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned China’s new “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” warning that the measure will further institutionalize the Chinese government’s campaign to erase the religious, cultural, and linguistic identities of Uyghur Muslims, Tibetans, Mongolians, and other ethnic minorities. The Guardian reports: […]
CAIR Calls on U.S. to Demand China Stop Targeting Uyghurs Fasting in Ramadan
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the State Department to demand that the Chinese government free Uyghur Muslims allegedly arrested observing the fast of Ramadan and allow the Uyghur population to observe the holy month in peace. In a press release shared on […]
CAIR Echoes UN Experts Alarmed by Uyghur, Tibetan Forced Labor in China
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today echoed UN experts who expressed alarm regarding the Chinese government’s use of forced labor by Uyghurs, Tibetans and other minorities. “There is a persistent pattern of alleged State-imposed forced labor involving ethnic minorities across multiple provinces in China,” UN […]
CAIR Welcomes Introduction of the ‘Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the introduction of the Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Congressman Mark Alford (R-MO). Earlier today, CAIR posted on X expressing support for the measure, which reaffirms U.S. leadership in defending the right to believe and worship […]