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A First Step to Easing Uighur Tensions in China

July 10, 2009
OneWorld US, Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch
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WASHINGTON, Jul 10 (OneWorld.net) - In the wake of violent protests by Uighurs in Xinjiang earlier this week -- over 150 are reportedly dead and 800 injured -- the Chinese government needs to acknowledge the grievances of this minority group, said a human rights watchdog Wednesday.

Children of the ethnic Uighur minority group in China. Human Rights Watch has documented "egregious restrictions" on religious, political, educational, linguistic, and economic rights for Uighurs in China. © Kaj17 (flickr)» Read more
from Human Rights Watch
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Comments

July 12, 2009 - 10:59pm — Mlsherry

stop

protest violence needs to end!!

July 11, 2009 - 2:57pm — invoicingonline

It is so sad that a country

It is so sad that a country of this magnitude keeps on committing atrocities to people in its sphere of influence

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