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FINAL PUBLIC VERSION UNPO WUC Uyghur Conference Report 12 Nov CONFERENCE REPORT UYGHURS CALL FOR DIALOGUE WITH CHINA – IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHINESE CONSTITUTION TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE UYGHUR PEOPLE 29 – 30 April 2010 European Parliament - Brussels, Belgium WORLD UYGHUR CONGRESS UNREPRESENTED NATIONS AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATION 2 Uyghurs’ Call for Dialogue with China CONFERENCE REPORT UYGHURS CALL FOR DIALOGUE WITH CHINA – IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHINESE CONSTITUTION TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE UYGHUR PEOPLE 29 – 30 April 2010 European Parliament Brussels, Belgium Conference Report 3 The conference was sponsored by the ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) Group of the European Parliament and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and was organised in collaboration with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC). © Conference report elaborated by UNPO and the WUC in August 2010. The conference report can be downloaded from WUC´s and UNPO´s websites. Photographs by UNPO and WUC. World Uyghur Congress (WUC) Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) P.O. Box 310312 Laan van Meerdervoort 70 80103 Munich 2517 AN The Hague Germany The Netherlands Tel: +49 89 54321999 Tel.: +31(0)70 3646504 Fax: +49 89 54349789 Fax: +31(0)70 3646608 [email protected] [email protected] www.uyghurcongress.org www.unpo.org 4 Uyghurs’ Call for Dialogue with China CONTENTS FOREWORD .................................................................................................................................. 6 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME........................................................................................................ 15 SPEECHES ................................................................................................................................... 17 THURSDAY , 29 APRIL 2010 ...........................................................................................................18 OPENING STATEMENTS .................................................................................................................18 Speech by Rebiya Kadeer ............................................................................................................................. 19 Speech by Niccolò Rinaldi ............................................................................................................................. 22 Written message by Heidi Hautala (read by Geoffrey Harris)...................................................................... 24 Speech by Tashi Wangdi .............................................................................................................................. 25 Speech by Louisa Greve ................................................................................................................................ 26 Speech by Marco Pannella ........................................................................................................................... 27 Speech by Marino Busdachin ....................................................................................................................... 28 PANEL 1: UYGHURS CALLING FOR DIALOGUE WITH CHINA : INTERNAL SELF -DETERMINATION , CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS , AUTONOMY ....................................................................................................................30 Legal protection of Uyghur People through Chinese Constitution / Eva Pföstl ........................................... 31 European Autonomy Systems of Major Significance – How to Assess the Efficiency of an Autonomy Arrangement / Thomas Benedikter .............................................................................................................. 38 Dialogue of the Deaf: The Role of Uyghur Diaspora Organizations versus Beijing / Yitzhak Shichor ........... 56 States and Regions: Working for Mutual Benefits / Michael Gibb ............................................................... 61 Questions & Answers .................................................................................................................................... 64 PICTURES OPENING SESSION AND PANEL 1 ........................................................................................69 PANEL : GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES ON CHINESE AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ..........................................................................................................71 Human Rights Violations against Uyghurs: The Right to Culture, Freedom of Expression, and Equal Treatment Denied / Corinna-Barbara Francis .............................................................................................. 72 Ethnic and Religious Discrimination in East Turkestan / Ahmet Faruk Ünsal ............................................... 75 Respect for human rights as an essential element in conflict prevention / Erkin Alptekin .......................... 81 China: Transfer of 400,000 Young Uyghur Women into Eastern China / Willy Fautré ................................ 83 An Overview of the Uyghur Language History / Erkin Emet ......................................................................... 86 Uyghurs’ Rights and Repression: a Chinese View / Marie Holzman ............................................................ 93 Questions & Answers .................................................................................................................................... 97 PICTURES PANEL 2 .......................................................................................................................98 FRIDAY , 30 APRIL 2010 .............................................................................................................. 100 PANEL 3: BUILDING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN EAST TURKESTAN ..................................................... 100 Statement by Rebiya Kadeer ...................................................................................................................... 101 After China’s Crackdown: Challenges for the Uyghur Cause / Ulrich Delius .............................................. 102 The Conditions of Achieving Durable Peace in East Turkestan / Perhat Muhammad ............................... 104 Planning for a Democratic Future: What Uyghurs Can Do To Prepare Now / Louisa Greve ..................... 106 The Events of 5 July 2009 in Urumqi – Strategies for the Future / Dolkun Isa ........................................... 108 Statement by Enver Can ............................................................................................................................. 111 Questions & Answers .................................................................................................................................. 112 CLOSING SESSION ...................................................................................................................... 114 Rebiya Kadeer ............................................................................................................................................. 115 Marco Perduca ........................................................................................................................................... 115 Conference Report 5 Marino Busdachin ...................................................................................................................................... 115 Dolkun Isa ................................................................................................................................................... 116 CONFERENCE DECLARATION ..................................................................................................... 117 PICTURES PANEL 3 AND CLOSING SESSION ....................................................................................... 118 SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES ............................................................................................................. 118 ABOUT THE ORGANISERS OF THE CONFERENCE ......................................................................... 124 WUC ................................................................................................................................................................ 124 UNPO ............................................................................................................................................................... 124 NED ................................................................................................................................................................. 125 MEDIA COVERAGE .................................................................................................................... 126 REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................. 127 1. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 127 1.1. Agencies of the United Nations ........................................................................................................... 127 1.2 Treaty Bodies of the United Nations .................................................................................................... 127 1.3 International Courts ............................................................................................................................. 127 1.4 European Institutions ..........................................................................................................................
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