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Leveraging Technology to Expose Human Rights Violations in East Turkistan
One of the key focuses of our work has been exploring how new technologies can…
Confirmatory and Additional Accounts of Oppression and the Intents behind the Relaxation of Entry into East Turkistan
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Human Rights Advocacy Day
On 18 September 2025, the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) Campus Drammen hosted Advocacy Day…
The Untold Stories of the Uyghurs: Voices of Resistance Under Oppression
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database is honored to announce the launch of its third book…
Forced labor harms people — our concern can help stop it
Recently, Norwegian TV2 published an article on Temu, raising serious concerns about the company’s links…
Engaging Youth Voices: UTJD Brings Together Norwegian Youth Parties for Dialogue on Forced Labor
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) convened a panel discussion on forced labor, bringing together representatives from Norwegian youth political parties to examine how Norway can strengthen ethical trade and ensure responsible global supply chains. UTJD engaged in broad outreach to youth parties across the political spectrum, reaffirming its commitment to inclusive dialogue and cross-party engagement on critical human rights issues. As a result, representatives from Rød Ungdom (Red Youth), Sosialistisk Ungdom (Socialist Youth), Grønn Ungdom (Green Youth), and Unge Venstre (Young Liberals) participated in the discussion, contributing diverse perspectives and policy approaches. The panel was grounded in UTJD’s ongoing research, including its 2024 report on forced labor, which examined links between Uyghur forced labor and global supply chains, with a particular focus…
Engaging Youth Voices: UTJD Brings Together Norwegian Youth Parties for Dialogue on Forced Labor
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) convened a panel discussion…
Habeba Omar
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The Untold Stories of the Uyghurs: Voices of Resistance Under Oppression
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database is honored to announce the…
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UTJD Books Now Available for Free Digital Access
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Reflecting on UTJD’s Highlights in 2024
UTJD’s Commitment to Technology and Research in 2024 resulted in…
Panel Discussion Highlights: Remolding the Uyghurs to Fit the Han-Ethnocentric Mold
On March 4, the University of Oslo Library hosted a…
UTJD Brings VR Experience Highlighting Uyghur Plight to Virginia
The UTJD team was recently invited to Virginia to share…
World Human Rights Day: December 10th, A Reminder of the ongoing Uyghur Genocide
After the Second World War, the United Nations was established…
Asiye Abdulaheb
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I was born on…
Wang Leizhan
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am ethnically Han…
Tursunay Ziyawudun
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am ethnically Uyghur,…
Habeba Omar
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am originally from the city of Korla, East Turkistan, and I would like to testify for my relatives.…
Gülnar Muhammetimin
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am a Swiss citizen, and I would like to testify for my family members and relatives. The Swiss German-language newspaper…
Engaging Youth Voices: UTJD Brings Together Norwegian Youth Parties for Dialogue on Forced Labor
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) convened a panel discussion on forced labor, bringing together representatives from Norwegian youth political parties to examine how Norway…
UTJD Concludes Workshop 2025
Workshop 2025 – Oslo, September 6–7, 2025 This year’s UTJD workshop brought together 36 registered participants, with 33 actively attending, to strengthen the link between…
Leveraging Technology to Expose Human Rights Violations in East Turkistan
One of the key focuses of our work has been exploring how new technologies can be harnessed to expose the atrocities and human rights violations…
UTJD Concludes Workshop 2025
Workshop 2025 – Oslo, September 6–7, 2025 This year’s UTJD workshop brought together 36 registered participants, with 33 actively attending, to strengthen the link between…
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15 years since the Urumchi massacre
15 years ago on July 5, 2009 Uyghurs defiantly, yet peacefully took to the streets in the city of Ürümchi, the administrative capital of East Turkistan, […]
Readership expansion and multilingualism: Initiating the translation process of reports and books into Russian
UTJD is pleased to announce the successful launch of the translation process of our report “The persecution of Uyghurs in East Turkistan” into Russian. This […]
Fellowship on Digital Transnational Repression Research Project
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) in cooperation with the Open Tech Fund hosts fellowship on a research project to investigate China’s digital transnational repression […]
Uyghur Transitional Justice Database Concludes Successful U.S. Trip
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) recently concluded a highly successful official trip to the United States, where we had the honor of participating in […]
UTJD Brings VR Experience to Berkshire International Film Festival
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) recently participated in the Berkshire International Film Festival, marking their second film festival collaboration. This year, UTJD went beyond […]
UTJD Brings VR Experience Highlighting Uyghur Plight to Virginia
The UTJD team was recently invited to Virginia to share a unique virtual reality (VR) experience that sheds light on the horrors faced by the […]
Leveraging Emerging Tech to Understand and Respond to Detention in the Uyghur Region
This event took place on Tuesday, May 28, from 10:00am – 12:00pm at C4ADS, Washington, DC. The Chinese government’s detention campaign against Uyghurs in the […]
UTJD’s Second Book
get your copy on amazon We have self-published our second book— Remolding the Uyghurs to Fit the Han-ethnocentric Mold: Mass Internment and “Reeducation” being the […]
VR and the Uyghur Crisis: A Panel Discussion with Experts
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