{"id":12298,"date":"2019-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/tibetans-uyghurs-and-chinese-dissidents-to-march-for-human-rights-on-chinas-national-day\/"},"modified":"2019-09-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T22:00:00","slug":"tibetans-uyghurs-and-chinese-dissidents-to-march-for-human-rights-on-chinas-national-day","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/tibetans-uyghurs-and-chinese-dissidents-to-march-for-human-rights-on-chinas-national-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Tibetans, Uyghurs and Chinese dissidents to march for human rights on China&#8217;s National Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>On 1 October 2019, the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the People\u2019s Republic of China, Tibetans, Uyghurs and Chinese dissidents will gather in Brussels to commemorate the victims of Chinese repression and call for an end of China\u2019s gross human rights abuses.<\/em> <em>Below is the press release announcing the event.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-October-Protest-Facebook-Banner-890x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9128\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>\u201c70 Years of Repression by China is Enough, Human Rights and Freedom Now!\u201d\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Peaceful March for Human Rights in China on October 1st in Brussels, Belgium <\/strong><br><strong><em>11h: Gathering at Square de Mee\u00fbs\/12h30: March to Schuman roundabout\/13h: Static demonstration at Schuman roundabout <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Joint press release <\/strong><br><strong>World Uyghur Congress International Campaign for Tibet Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation Belgian Uyghur Association<br> Tibetan Community of Belgium <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brussels, 24 September 2019<\/em> \u2013 On October 1<sup>st<\/sup>, the 70<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the establishment of the People\u2019s Republic of China, the World Uyghur Congress, the International Campaign for Tibet, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation, the Belgian Uyghur Association&nbsp; and the Tibetan Community in Belgium are organizing a joint march and demonstration in Brussels to call for an end to China\u2019s&nbsp; complete lack of respect for human rights. They will be joined by representatives from Hong Kong, and human rights activists to collectively honor the victims of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)\u2019s repression&nbsp; over the 70 years it has ruled China and demand that the basic rights and freedoms of all people in China be respected.While the Chinese government has pointed to its economic growth as vindication for the CCP\u2019s legacy over the past 70 years, the rights and freedoms for Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols, as well as for the Chinese people themselves, have deteriorated. <br><br>\u201c<em>The very existence of the Uyghurs as a distinct people is under critical threat as 1-3 million innocent Uyghurs are being detained in internment camps and our culture, language, religion and ethnic identity is being eroded by the Chinese government,<\/em>\u201d said World Uyghur Congress&#8217; President Dolkun Isa. \u201cW<em>hile Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers, Chinese Christians and human rights lawyers and activists are all bearing the brunt of the CCP\u2019s violent repression, what is happening in China will spread and already is having major negative impacts on our international community, to our global security and to the future of our international institutions.<\/em>\u201d <br><br>\u201c<em>Instead of its relentless assaults against the culture, religion and identity of Tibetans, China should acknowledge the problem in Tibet and respond to the Dalai Lama\u2019s initiative for a negotiated settlement that respects the Tibetan people\u2019s fundamental rights and freedoms,<\/em>\u201d said Vincent Metten, EU Policy Director at the International Campaign for Tibet. \u201c<em>China must allow Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols and others to practice their religion freely and to respect cultural diversity, which does not represent a threat, but on a contrary a richness for China.<\/em>\u201d <br><br><em>\u201c2019 marks not only the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC and the brutal repression that followed, but also the 70th Anniversary of the invasion of Tibet and the 30th Anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre. While China is undoubtedly more prosperous today than it was 70 years ago, these anniversaries remind us that the use of violent suppression remains at the very heart of the Communist Party\u2019s rule,\u201d <\/em>said UNPO\u2019s General Secretary Ralph Bunche. <em>\u201cThe policy of \u2018constructive engagement\u2019 has miserably failed to bring about a positive change to its human rights record. We are pleased that the U.S. Congress is beginning to take action with the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act and potentially with the newly-introduced Tibetan Policy and Support Act. We need to see those acts forcefully implemented and to see an acquiescent Europe following this example if the people, cultures and traditions of Hong Kong, Tibet, East Turkestan and Southern Mongolia are to have any chance of genuine survival.\u201d <\/em><br><br>The Chinese crackdown on human rights and freedoms requires a strong and principled response from the EU and the international community to hold the Chinese government accountable for its actions. Human rights issues should become a top priority for the new EU leadership in its relation with China and systematically be raised at the highest political level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Below is the programme of the demonstration: <\/strong><br>11h: Gathering at Square de Mee\u00fbs, close to the European Parliament;<br>12h: Minute of silence in remembrance of all the victims of Chinese repression over the past 70 years and in solidarity with all those who are currently suffering due to the actions of the Chinese government;<br>12h \u2013 12h30: Speeches from Members of the European Parliament;<br>12h30: Start of the peaceful march from Square de Mee\u00fbs to Schuman Roundabout;<br>13h-15h: Static demonstration at Schuman roundabout next to the European Union institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Press contact: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vincent Metten, EU Policy Director, International Campaign for Tibet vincent.metten@savetibet.eu &#8211; + 32 (0)2 609 44 10 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan Barry, Project Coordinator &amp; Researcher, World Uyghur Congress ryan.barry@uyghurcongress.org &#8211; +32 (0)4 84 17 43 84 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucia Parrucci, Advocacy &amp; Training Coordinator, UNPO l.parrucci@unpo.org &#8211; +32 (0)4 83 71 66 41 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yashar Yalkun, President, Belgium Uyghur Association belgiumuyghur@gmail.com <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phurbu Dhondup, President, Tibetan Community in Belgium\nphurbuten06@gmail.com\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 1 October, the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the People\u2019s Republic of China, Tibetans, Uyghurs and Chinese dissidents will gather in Brussels to commemorate the victims of Chinese repression and call for an end of China\u2019s gross human rights abuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12299,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[694],"news_tag":[],"class_list":["post-12298","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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