Washington DC, Feb. 1 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed concern over the recent meeting between the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, and Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng in Beijing, saying that the bilateral engagement failed to address human rights, religious freedom or the situation of Uyghur Muslims, according to a WUC press release.

The meeting, held on January 26, focused on enhancing dialogue and cooperation between the OIC and China. However, the WUC said there was no public reference to the ongoing human rights situation in East Turkistan, where it alleges China continues policies amounting to genocide against Uyghurs. The organisation urged Secretary-General ...