Washington DC, Nov. 1 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting its intensified global advocacy efforts across multiple fronts, from high-level United Nations meetings in New York to human rights forums in Washington DC.

On October 24, WUC Adviser Omer Kanat met UN permanent representatives in New York to discuss a forthcoming joint statement condemning China's continued repression of Uyghurs and to propose concrete measures to halt what rights groups describe as an ongoing genocide.

Kanat also held talks with UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Professor Nicolas Levrat, joined by Tibetan and Southern Mongolian representatives, briefing him on the deteriorating situation in East Turkistan. Prof...