Uyghur Activists in Taiwan Garnering Support 維吾爾人權運動者來台 盼獲關注與聲援

United Nations report previously says the Chinese government has committed abuses that may amount to crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in the Xinjiang region. Recently, Uyghur human rights activists came to Taiwan, stating that Uyghurs are still facing genocide-like violations and hoping to gain more attention and solidarity on their plight.

Rushan Abbas, Founder, Campaign for Uyghurs: “If she refuses for whatever reason, herself and her entire family will be sent to the concentration camps in the name of an Islamic extremist.”

Uyghur women are forced to marry Han men, and even face forced abortions and sexual assaults. Children are also sent to other places and separated from their parents. These are the problems faced by the Uyghur people in China.

Rushan Abbas, Founder, Campaign for Uyghurs: “About one million Uyghur children are taken from their families, from their parents, and sent to state-run orphanages. Uyghur women are facing forced abortion, forced sterilizations, and force of the inserting IUD devices inside their bodies.”

Rushan Abbas, an Uyghur human rights activist, revealed the experiences of Uyghur women and children in China, hoping to garner more public support. There is also inhumane torture such as forced labor, surveillance, and re-education camps.

Wang Ting-yu, Legislator (DPP): “We condemn and confirm China's actions in Xinjiang as a crime of genocide. We have proposed Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act in the Legislature. It is currently in the first reading.”

Claire Wang, Legislator (NPP): “What the Chinese government has implemented in Xinjiang has exceeded legal boundaries. And it should be seen by the whole world, which must condemn China together.”

Taiwan legislators of all parties proposed at the end of 2022, asking the government to continue to pay attention to the issue. They are discussing how to cooperate with other democratic countries, and propose corresponding sanctions against the Chinese government. At the same time, it also calls on Taiwan's society to pay more attention to Uyghur human rights issues and think about the future of Taiwan. 

美國維吾爾運動組織創始人茹仙阿巴斯說道：「如果（維吾爾女性）因為任何原因拒絕和漢族男性結婚，她和她的整個家族，就會被以伊斯蘭極端份子的名義，送往集中營。」

維吾爾族女性被迫和漢族男性結婚，甚至遭遇強制墮胎、性侵等情況；兒童則是被送往其他地方，和父母分離，這些都是維吾爾人民，在中國所面臨的問題。

茹仙阿巴斯指出：「大約有100萬的維吾爾孩童，從他們的父母和家庭中被帶走，送到中國其他各地的孤兒院所。至於維吾爾族女性，還面臨到強制墮胎、絕育，或是將節育裝置放入到體內等情況。」

維吾爾人權運動者茹仙阿巴斯，點出維吾爾婦女、兒童在中國的遭遇，其他還有不當勞動、監視、再教育營等人道折磨，希望能獲得更多民眾聲援。

民進黨立委王定宇表示：「譴責並且確認中國在新疆進行的種族滅絕的罪行，我們也已經連署提出馬格尼茨基人權究責法，目前在委員會在一讀的一個狀態下。」

時代力量立委王婉諭提及：「中國政府在新疆所實施的，這樣子的統治的手段，已經超過了一個合法的範圍，而且應該讓全世界都看見，同時共同來譴責。」

台灣跨黨派立委也在去（2022）年底提案，要求政府持續關注議題，並研議要如何和其他民主國家合作，對中國政府提出相對應制裁。同時也呼籲台灣社會，多關注維吾爾人權議題，並思考台灣的未來。