A subject quite close to my heart
This boils my blood - like every marginalised community, the Uighur people are prevented from excercising the freedom of speech, practice and sprituality that they, or any human being as a matter of fact, should be entitled to.
Associated press has recently posted an article on the systematic violation of rights taking place in some of the provinces of China.
There's fear throughout these regions, says the article:
" Two Uighur college students on a sidewalk in Kashgar worried their images were captured by surveillance cameras. A taxi driver in Kuqa was concerned that a black car behind him was recording his conversations with eavesdropping equipment …"
The Uighur face severe restrictions on their religious freedom and social and cultural rights. They have been the target of systematic human rights violations, including imprisonment, detention, violence and killings by Chinese authorities since the 1980s.
And more recently China has exploited the international "war on terror" to suppress the Uighur, labelling them terrorists, separatists and religious extremists.
To read the rest of this article:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6i0 ... gD93FOFUO1
It makes me sick to think that practicing your religion in a country which is supposed to be your homeland is such a complicated affair and can lead to the violation of your 'HUMAN' rights.
