The oppression of the Uyghur people (amongst many other ethnic minorities in China) by the Chinese government has become increasingly dire as the Chinese government grows more bold in front of the international community.
Human rights violations are at an all-time high and are occurring more blatantly than before in part due to China's newfound boldness and the international community's continued passivity. Such boldness manifested itself two years ago when twenty innocent Uyghurs, including one woman and two children, were forcibly deported from Cambodia back to China when it was clear that their status and conditions upon return would be certain imprisonment or worse. Now, the status of these Uyghurs is unknown.
In the past decade, the Chinese government has forcibly deported hundreds of Uyghurs from various countries that have strong economic and diplomatic relations with China, including Myanmar and Laos who deported 24 Uyghurs between them alone in 2010. In August of 2011, Pakistan forcibly returned five Uyghurs, including one woman and two children, whose fates are also unknown at this time.
Most of those who are forcibly deported to China are never heard from again and the Chinese government hardly ever produces legitimate evidence as to the supposed crimes they accuse these people of. The countries that deport these Uyghurs according to the wishes of the Chinese government often receive diplomatic or economic benefits from China. Such blatant violations of human rights, not only on Chinese soil but internationally, paints a grave picture for the Uyghurs who seem to have no safe ground in this world, no matter where they run or how far. That the Chinese government would go to such lengths to oppress the Uyghurs and that these surrounding countries would not only look on but participate in the oppression is reflective of the dire situation of human rights not just in China but throughout the world.
