The Chinese government is systematically persecuting Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities on the basis of their religion and ethnicity. The Museum is gravely concerned that the Chinese government may be committing genocide against the Uyghurs. There is also reasonable basis to believe that the government of China is committing crimes against humanity, specifically the crimes of imprisonment or other severe deprivation of liberty, persecution, torture, sexual violence, forcible transfer, enslavement, and forced sterilization. Learn more about the conflict history and current threats to civilians.
Our November 2021 report details the Chinese government's crimes against humanity against the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang region of China, and our grave concerns that China may be committing genocide against them
Learn about China’s crimes against the Uyghurs, current threats they face, and what the US government is doing in response.
Our quantitative assessment, from the Early Warning Project, estimates the risk of a new mass killing in China.
On March 23, 2023 Simon-Skjodt Center director Naomi Kikoler delivered this testimony to the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
This downloadable flyer provides background information on the persecution of the Uyghurs in China and what you can do to help.
PDF DownloadHear from Uyghurs whose family members have been abducted by the Chinese government and sent to forced labor camps, prisons, and other detention centers.
Hear from Uyghurs and other experts about the Chinese government's persecution of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, China, on the basis of their religion and ethnicity.
Watch NowOur March 2024 program features senior US government officials, Uyghur researchers, and other experts who share new information about the Chinese government’s mass atrocities, even as the Chinese government tries to conceal information from the rest of the world.
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Find information on historical cases of genocide and other atrocities.