Uyghur Muslims oppose China’s ethnic unity law

Allegations of Chinese Govt's conspiracy to destroy culture and language

Dolkun Isa, President of the Uyghur Center for Democracy

Beijing (China) – Uyghur Muslims have strongly criticized China’s recently enacted ‘Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress’. The law is an attempt to institutionalize forced labour, which Uyghur Muslims fear will further threaten the identity, language and culture of non-Han communities. The Uyghur Centre for Democracy said the law is the latest in China’s long-standing repressive policies.

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Addressing the 19^th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva (Switzerland), Dolkun Isa, President of the Uyghur Centre for Democracy, said that the law, which came into effect on July 1^st, 2026, represents a major and very serious shift in China’s policies towards Uyghurs, Tibetans and other non-Han communities. The law works to push regional languages, religious practices and cultural traditions out of the mainstream. The law includes arbitrary arrests, family separations, banning the Uyghur language, destruction of cultural and religious heritage and displacement of Uyghur communities. The law will legalize such steps that are completely contrary to the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.

Editorial Perspective

When any alleged anti-Muslim incident happens anywhere in the world, Muslims and their countries unite to raise their voice; however, while Uyghur Muslims have been persecuted in China for many years, not a single Islamic country, leader, organization, or terrorist organization has opened its mouth.