Rubio is the author of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (P.L. The passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act comes after years of effort. Trump signed the bill, formally entitled the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, on Wednesday, a White House official confirmed. Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act; References Last edited on 9 April 2021, at 20:39. The legislation, titled the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, condemns the Chinese Communist Party for the detention centers and recommends a tougher response to the human rights … Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2020 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today, I have signed into law S. 3744, the “Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020” (the “Act”). 116-145), the first piece of legislation regarding Uyghurs in the world to be signed into law. The U.S. Congress approved new legislation—the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020—condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for continued human rights violations against the Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in East Turkistan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwest China. As the Bill submitted to the US Congress, the text of which requires clear concepts and explicitly referred facts. The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act is the second piece of major US legislation denouncing allegations of Chinese human rights abuses to pass the House in less than a month. It was approved by the House and Senate in May. The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate. Related: December 22, 2020: Rubio and Merkley Applaud Inclusion of Their Provision to Require Administration to Determine Whether Crimes Against Uyghurs Constitute Atrocities House Passes Uighur Human Rights Bill, Prodding Trump to Punish China The House overwhelmingly cleared legislation that would punish top Chinese … Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 By Campaign for Uyghurs , On May 28, 2020 , Category News This bill imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and requires various reports on the topic. On June 17, President Donald Trump signed into law the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, which aims to punish China for its treatment of … The Chinese government has imprisoned between one million to three … Just a few years ago, few Americans had heard about the plight of the Uyghur … However, the so-called Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act … The Act accuses China of “human rights violations” in Xinjiang and requires the Trump administration to impose relevant sanctions against China. This page was last edited on 9 April 2021, at 20:39 (UTC).