Washington DC, April 26 -- Rushan Abbas, Chair of the World Uyghur Congress Executive Committee, and Omer Kanat, Executive Director of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, participated in the 18th Roll Call of Nations Wreath Laying Ceremony in Washington, DC, an event organised by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to honour the memory of those who suffered under totalitarian regimes, including the Uyghur people.

The ceremony brought together survivors, human rights defenders, and international allies to commemorate the victims of totalitarian rule, including members of the Uyghur community, as reported by the World Uyghur Congress(WUC).

At the ceremony, Abbas and Kanat placed a wreath to honour Uyghur victims. They joined attende...