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US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduces Uyghur Policy Act
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US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduces Uyghur Policy Act

| @indiablooms | 24 Apr 2023, 07:49 pm

Washington: As recent arrests by federal law enforcement have shown, dissidents who oppose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continue to be targets of intimidation campaigns by CCP security and intelligence officials on U.S. soil. 

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced the Uyghur Policy Act.

"This bipartisan bill would increase U.S. support for the Uyghur diaspora in the United States and other countries, as well as advocate for improving the conditions of Uyghurs in China who suffer human rights abuses at the hands of the CCP," read a statement issued by  Marco Rubio.

“The CCP is carrying out a disgusting campaign of genocide and human rights abuses committed against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups. The United States cannot be silent in the face of such horrific abuse. I’m proud to re-introduce legislation to increase awareness and advocacy for Uyghurs, and I urge my colleagues to quickly pass this bill," Senator Rubio added. 

U.S. Representatives Young Kim (R-CA) and Ami Bera (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

Specifically, the bill:

Directs the U.S. Department of State to include Uyghur human rights activists in its U.S. Speaker program to speak at public diplomacy forums in Muslim majority countries about the repression of Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang.

Requires a strategy from the Department of State on how the Department will seek to use diplomatic meetings with CCP officials in order to gain access to detention facilities in Xinjiang and secure the release of detained Uyghurs.

Requires the U.S. Secretary of State to make available Uyghur language training to Foreign Service Officers (FSO).

Requires that at least one Uyghur-speaking FSO be assigned to each U.S. diplomatic and consular mission in China, Turkey, and other nations hosting Uyghur diaspora populations.

Directs the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) to oppose any motion that would prevent consideration of issues related to Uyghurs and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in UN activities.

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