Washington DC, Feb. 7 -- Rushan Abbas, Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs, led a protest outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, on the 28th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre.

The demonstration condemned China's ongoing human rights violations and the genocide of Uyghurs in the East Turkestan region.

In a post on X on Thursday, Abbas highlighted the brutality faced by Uyghurs in 1997, when those demanding justice were met with violence. "In 1997, Uyghurs who courageously demanded justice were met with bullets and torture. Instead of ending, the oppression has only escalated," Abbas wrote.

"The price of global inaction is paid in human lives, and every day without accountability reinforces the Chinese regime's belief...