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00 2023-04-20 Introduced in Senate 2024-03-08T16:22:18Z <p><b>Uyghur Policy Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill addresses human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and other persecuted minority groups in China, particularly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to</p> <ul> <li>support human rights advocates representing these groups to speak at public diplomacy forums, including in Muslim-majority countries;</li> <li>ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers; </li> <li>make every effort to ensure a Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service is assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular missions in China, Turkey (T&uuml;rkiye), and other nations with Uyghur populations; and</li> <li>submit to Congress a strategy to secure the release of political prisoners in China.</li> </ul> <p>The bill also requires the State Department and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.) to</p> <ul> <li>support the appointment of a U.N. special rapporteur or working group to monitor and report on human rights violations and abuses in the XUAR, </li> <li>oppose any efforts to prevent consideration of issues related to the XUAR at the United Nations, and </li> <li>oppose any efforts to prevent Uyghur human rights advocates from participating in certain U.N. events. </li> </ul>

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