Washington, Sept. 5 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), in its monthly brief, spotlighted a series of significant advocacy breakthroughs and international initiatives throughout August, highlighting growing global momentum to hold China accountable for its human rights abuses in East Turkistan (Xinjiang). From legislative measures in Washington to legal action in Australia, the Uyghur cause is gaining massive international support.

According to WUC, in Washington, US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan package of bills, including the Preventing the Forced Return of Uyghurs Act, designed to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities from forced repatriation to China, where they risk detention, torture, or enforced disappearance.

Complemen...