A leaked document has revealed that more than one million Uighurs are lodged in prisons in the Xinjiang region of China. The database reveals the pitiable condition of thousands of Uighurs. Leaked Data is a 137 page PDF file generated by Excel sheet or Word table. This shows how China is violating human rights.
Adrian Genz, Senior Fellow of the Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington DC, said the area is under the supervision of the Communist government of China. There is a secret network of many detention centers and jails. According to reports, lakhs of Uighurs and other minorities are imprisoned there. The Chinese government keeps an eye on every prisoner’s family. Every prisoner’s record is recorded in the leaked list.
According to the AP report, this is the third time in the last few months that a Chinese government document has been leaked. According to the leaked information, this repression being done against minorities paints a dangerous picture. Muslim-majority Uighurs are being stripped of their cultural and religious identity. According to the report, families with more children are sent to prison homes. Parents of three or more children are separated from their families. They are kept in isolation until they pay a hefty fine.
The stories of the leaked report are so horrifying that it is being discussed all over the world. Many countries have demanded a UN-led high-level inquiry against China in this matter. The Inter Parliamentary Alliance on China, an organization overseen by the European Union, Australia, North America and Japan, has called for an independent investigation by the United Nations.
who are these people
The Uyghurs are a tribe of Turkic tribes living in East and Central Asia. Currently, Uighurs mostly live in Xinjiang, China. About 80 percent of these people live in the Tarim Valley, located in the south-west of the region. These people speak the Uyghur language which is a dialect of Turkey. These people are believed to have been called by the Ming king to suppress a rebellion in Hunan province in the 14th century. Some soldiers had settled there, which the then ruler had called Xian.