Uyghur American Association
| Abbreviation | UAA |
|---|---|
| Formation | November 16, 1998 |
| Type | Non-Profit NGO |
| Purpose | Promote Uyghur culture and human rights issue |
| Headquarters | Washington D.C., United States |
Official languages |
Uyghur English |
President | Ilshat Hassan |
| Affiliations | Uyghur Human Rights Project |
| Website |
uyghuramerican |
The Uyghur American Association (Uyghur: ئامېرىكا ئۇيغۇر بىرلىكى , ULY: Amérika Uyghur Birliki, abbreviated UAA) is an advocacy organization in the United States. It was established in 1998 by a group of Uyghur overseas activists to raise the public awareness of the Uyghur people, who primarily reside in Xinjiang, China, also known as East Turkestan. The Uyghur American Association works to promote the Uyghur culture and human rights issue in the world.[1]
Goals
It works to promote the preservation and flourishing of a rich, humanistic, and diverse Uyghur culture and to support the right of the Uyghur people to use peaceful, democratic means to determine their territory's political future.
It is currently undertaking the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) for the purpose of promoting improved human rights conditions for Uyghurs and other minority groups in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on the premise that the assurance of basic human rights will facilitate the realization of the community's democratic aspirations.
It receives $249,000 annually from the National Endowment for Democracy for the human rights research and advocacy projects.
See also
References
- ↑ "About Uyghur American Association". www.uyghuramerican.org. Retrieved 1 January 2018.