Sponsored by a bipartisan group led by Rep. Young Kim, a California Republican, and Rep. Ami Bera, a California Democrat, the measure calls on the State Department to oversee Uyghur human rights-related policies and programs that preserve Uyghurs’ ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic identities.
tirsdag 9. september 2025
U.S. House passes Uyghur Policy Act supporting victims of persecution by China
The House passed the Uyghur Policy Act on Tuesday, a bill that advances a strategy for the United States to support Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities enduring persecution at the hands of China’s government. It’s the latest try for the measure, which was passed by the House in the past two congressional terms without advancing further.
Sponsored by a bipartisan group led by Rep. Young Kim, a California Republican, and Rep. Ami Bera, a California Democrat, the measure calls on the State Department to oversee Uyghur human rights-related policies and programs that preserve Uyghurs’ ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic identities.
Sponsored by a bipartisan group led by Rep. Young Kim, a California Republican, and Rep. Ami Bera, a California Democrat, the measure calls on the State Department to oversee Uyghur human rights-related policies and programs that preserve Uyghurs’ ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic identities.
