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Uyghurs Under The Chinese State: Religious Policy And Practice In China, Katie Corradini
Uyghurs Under The Chinese State: Religious Policy And Practice In China, Katie Corradini
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is notorious for committing human rights violations. These violations include infanticide, human trafficking, violent enforcement of the one-child policy, and religious persecution. The international community commonly overlooks religious persecution of the Uyghurs, who are targeted and often oppressed by the Chinese government. China is arguably the center of the political and economic international system but, as the Uyghur diaspora expands to developed countries, including the United States, the rest of the world must understand the issues at the forefront of the conflict.