Uyghur Monitor Calls for Accountability as CECC Confirms Ongoing Crimes Against Uyghurs in New Report

Uyghur Monitor Calls for Accountability as CECC Confirms Ongoing Crimes Against Uyghurs in New Report
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Justice For All’s Save Uyghur campaign has called for increased accountability following the release of a new report by the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), which documents the continued repression of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim groups in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

According to the CECC’s 2025 Annual Report and Executive Summary cited on the organization’s website, Chinese authorities continue to carry out policies previously identified by U.S. government bodies as constituting crimes against humanity and genocide. The report states that these practices remain ongoing and have expanded in some areas during the latest reporting period.

The CECC findings cite the continued use of mass surveillance, arbitrary detention, coercive population-control measures, and heightened restrictions on religious practice. The report also highlights new and expanded forced labor practices, including the displacement of Uyghur farmers and the transfer of their land to state-controlled entities, raising concerns about the presence of forced labor in international supply chains.

In addition, the commission documents cases of transnational repression, including the forced return of Uyghur asylum seekers from third countries and continued monitoring and targeting of Uyghurs living abroad. The report notes that these actions indicate China’s policies extend beyond its borders.

Responding to the findings, Save Uyghur representatives said the report demonstrates that abuses against Uyghurs are continuing rather than historical. Justice For All, the organization behind the campaign, urged governments and international institutions to act on the CECC’s conclusions.

The group called for stronger enforcement of forced labor bans, expanded accountability measures against officials deemed responsible, protection for Uyghur refugees and asylum seekers, and greater scrutiny of global supply chains to prevent links to alleged abuses.

The Chinese government has consistently denied allegations of human rights violations in Xinjiang, stating that its policies are aimed at countering extremism and promoting development.