Washington, Aug. 6 -- On August 1, five prominent Uyghur organizations, including the Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), the Uyghur American Association (UAA), the Uyghur Academy, and the Center for Uyghur Studies (CUS), were represented at a press conference in Washington, D.C., where they welcomed the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act (UGASA), as reported by Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU).

This significant legislation, introduced by Senator Dan Sullivan, who chairs the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), alongside CECC Co-Chair Congressman Chris Smith and Congressman Tom Suozzi, Co-Chairs of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Uyghur Caucus,...