Dear friends,
Coronavirus put China in the spotlight, but there's
another crisis it wants to hide from the world:
1
million Uyghurs have been brutally detained and brainwashed by
Chinese authorities!Women raped and tortured,
children stolen from their parents.
It's too
horrific to believe this is happening in 2020 and most of our
governments aren't brave enough to speak up. But we
won't remain silent! In days, the UN could discuss this
nightmare, and insiders say that a global call to bravery can
get key countries to finally challenge China.
If
everyone reading signs now, we can deliver 1 million
signatures into the meeting -- 1 for every Uyghur who has been
detained!
Then, we'll take survivors' voices
to parliaments across the world and pressure global companies
to end their engagement in this cultural genocide --
showing China and the world that we won't let go until
the Uyghurs are free. Click here to sign the urgent call to free the Uyghurs!
Beijing has felt threatened by the Uyghur community
for decades -- but
it's steadily gone from caution to
control, to repression, and now mass incarceration and
indoctrination. The sheer scale of the repression
requires huge tech infrastructure -- facial recognition,
surveillance on homes and public spaces, and massive DNA
databases.
Global brands offer capital and tech, while
China offers up forced labor and huge returns on investment in
Chinese surveillance technologies -- it’s an unholy alliance!
But if the UN, governments, companies, and investors speak
out, impose sanctions on those responsible, and throttle
funding streams coming into China,
Beijing
could shift course… and we could make it
happen!Recently, a Holocaust survivor offered
an 11th Commandment for humanity: “Thou shalt not be
indifferent.” This is a matter of conscience for all of
us.
Let’s start by compelling our governments
to call on Beijing to protect the human rights of the Uyghur
people. Then, we'll urge global investors and CEOs to break
their silence and stop business as usual with China!
Sign now and share with all of your friends.
Click here to sign the urgent call to free the Uyghurs!
Time and again our
community has stood with brave minority groups fighting for
their right to exist. From the Indigenous in the Amazon to the
Maasai people in Kenya, we have amplified their voices for the
world to hear. Now, let's amplify the voices of the Uyghurs
suffering in mass brainwashing camps in China, and do all we
can to help them walk free. Join now!
With hope and
determination,
Meetali, Diego, Luis, Huiting, Nataliya,
Will, Wissam and the rest of the Avaaz team
More
information:
Watched,
Judged, Detained (CNN)
In
China’s Crackdown on Muslims, Children Have Not Been
Spared (New York Times)
US
Universities And Retirees Are Funding The Technology Behind
China’s Surveillance State (BuzzFeed News)
Exposed:
China’s Operating Manuals For Mass Internment And Arrest By
Algorithm (International Consortium of Investigative
Journalists)
US
Lawmakers Want An Examination Of The US Money Funding
Surveillance Tech In China (BuzzFeed News)
