Says Human Rights Watch, “Chinese serious travel ban on Uygars violating international rights,” called Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday that the Chinese government is maintaining serious sanctions, conditions and controls on the homes who want to travel abroad in violation of their internationally protected rights to leave the country.

The report further stated that the government has allowed Uyghres to be banned in Shinjiang in Diaspora, but with a clear purpose of presenting a public image of generally in the region.

“Minor melting in China’s travel sanctions allows some Uygar to reunite briefly with loved ones abroad after there is no news for years, but the use of Chinese government’s travel sanctions still still torture Uygers in Shinjiang and Diocepora To do, “Yalkun Uluyol said,” Researchers of China at Human Rights Watch. “

Uluyol said, “The Chinese government denies Uygar to leave its right to leave the country, restricts its speeches and associations abroad, and punishes them for foreign relations.”

Human Rights Watch interviewed 23 UYGHurs outside China, and reviewed the relevant official documents.

In China, Uygers are applying to visit a foreign country, the authorities need to be provided with the purpose of travel, Uigar, who recently leave Shinjiang or meet with Shinjiang’s relatives.

HRW stated that people applying for family purposes are required to provide invitation from a family member abroad, as well as their personal information, addresses, work status and other documents, HRW said.

Permission comes with strict rules – travelers should not engage abroad or speak seriously about the Chinese government, and return within a specified time, which from a few days to several months Can be up to In terms of trade travel, Uygar is banned from going to “sensitive countries” only with a large Muslim population such as some countries, such as Kazakhstan, and Turkey.

HRW further stated in its report that Chinese diplomatic missions have directed some of the Uyghres living abroad to involve officially involved in organized tourism in Shinjiang organized by Shinjiang United Front Work Department, a Chinese Communist Party Body.

“To participate in these tourism, individuals need to provide a copy of their Chinese national identity card, passport and their home address in Xinjiang. The list is then sent to China, where it goes through various departments such as police, including the local police station, public security bureau and unit responsible for terrorism, as well as the entity responsible for neighborhood committees, ”HRW Said.

Only approved people can attend the official tour. Uygar, who holds foreign passports, needs to sacrifice his/her Chinese citizenship to participate in these tourism. Uyghs said that they joined these official tourism because they are a safe option, one who is rapid with an easy visa application process, while visiting the area on its own, threat to police inquiries and possible custody, By putting in.

Uygers who were on these tourism were being closely monitored by their joint front handlers and said that they had to take permission to visit their families, and to speak mansin Chinese, even among themselves. he/she also informed that he/she is being built to participate in publicity activities, such as a script is being provided – Pinyin, or with phonetic, notation for those who do not belong to the mandarin Chines Praising the Communist Party.

In particular, the Chinese government has a history of discriminatory passport policies against Uygar, which has long been subject to stringent processes for passport applications. Since the derogatory strike hard campaign began in 2016, Chinese authorities have forced the residents of Shinjiang to put their hands in their passports for “safety” and stopped renewing the passport for Uygar living abroad. .