{"id":607329,"date":"2021-07-30T21:36:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T01:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=607329"},"modified":"2021-07-30T21:36:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T01:36:32","slug":"reps-smith-and-suozzi-form-bipartisan-congressional-uyghur-caucus-to-highlight-chinas-human-rights-abuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reps-smith-and-suozzi-form-bipartisan-congressional-uyghur-caucus-to-highlight-chinas-human-rights-abuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Reps. Smith and Suozzi form bipartisan congressional Uyghur Caucus to highlight China\u2019s human rights abuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freps-smith-and-suozzi-form-bipartisan-congressional-uyghur-caucus-to-highlight-chinas-human-rights-abuses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=607329&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2476214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2476214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) speaks at the podium standing with members of the Problem Solvers Caucus. (Cheriss May\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:30 PM PT \u2013 Friday, July 30, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Two House lawmakers have formed a bipartisan caucus to raise awareness of China\u2019s human rights violations against the Uyghur people. On Thursday, Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) announced the creation of the Congressional Uyghur Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPut simply, we\u2019re talking about the largest coordinated human rights abuse campaign of the 21st century being perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party,\u201d said Suozzi. \u201cNot only as members of Congress, but as human beings we have a responsibility to uphold the values of fundamental human dignity and religious freedom abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They said the goal is to support legislation aimed at addressing the largest coordinated human rights abuse campaign of the 21st century being carried out by the Chinese Communist Party. U.N. human rights experts believe up to one million Uyghur Muslims are currently being held in internment camps in the Xinjiang region. In addition, it is believed they are being subjected to forced labor, eating pork and forced sterilization.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The WUC welcomes the newly formed Uyghur Caucus in the U.S. Congress, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTomSuozzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepTomSuozzi<\/a> and Representative Chris Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019This is such a welcomed initiative, and it comes at an opportune time, when Uyghurs most need strong allies&#8221; \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dolkun_Isa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Dolkun_Isa<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TX8b7srfUN\">https:\/\/t.co\/TX8b7srfUN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World Uyghur Congress (@UyghurCongress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UyghurCongress\/status\/1420999416937422853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fbi-beirut-blast-only-small-part-of-total-chemicals-unloaded-in-port\/\">FBI: Beirut Blast Only Small Part Of Total Chemicals Unloaded In Port<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) speaks at the podium standing with members of the Problem Solvers Caucus. 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