On December 28, 2025, Uyghur human rights leader Rabia Kadeer met with South Mongolia Congress President Shovchuud Temtselt in Fairfax, Virginia.
The meeting addressed the ongoing human rights crises facing the Uyghur and Southern Mongolian peoples and emphasized the importance of strengthening international cooperation, advocacy, and diplomatic engagement to confront systemic repression and forced assimilation.
**Uyghur Leader Rabia Kadeer Meets President of the South Mongolia Congress
Calling for Enhanced International Human Rights Cooperation between Uyghurs and Southern Mongolians**
South Mongolia Congress | December 28, 2025
On December 28, 2025, Rabia Kadeer, internationally recognized human rights defender and a prominent leader of the Uyghur national movement, met with Shovchuud Temtselt, President of the South Mongolia Congress, at the Uyghur Center in Fairfax, Virginia, United States.
The meeting focused on the grave human rights situation currently faced by the Uyghur people in East Turkistan and the Southern Mongolian people, as well as the necessity and importance of strengthening cooperation between the two peoples through international human rights mechanisms and diplomatic engagement.
During the meeting, Ms. Kadeer raised concerns regarding the long-standing system of internment camps, forced labor, forced family separation, destruction of religious and cultural heritage, severe restrictions on language rights, and population control policies implemented under the guise of family planning in East Turkistan. She emphasized that these practices meet multiple criteria outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Ms. Kadeer stressed that the Uyghur issue is not a historical matter, but an ongoing human rights crisis and territorial dispute. She called on the international community to move beyond silence and take concrete and effective action.
President Temtselt outlined the structural repression faced by the Southern Mongolian people, particularly regarding language rights, land rights, and cultural rights. He noted that these challenges share strong parallels with the situation faced by the Uyghur people, reflecting a broader pattern of systemic assimilation and suppression imposed by the Chinese government on non-Han peoples.
Both sides agreed on the necessity of enhancing information sharing, coordinated advocacy, and sustained diplomatic engagement through international forums, legislative bodies, and human rights mechanisms, in order to address the shared concerns of the Uyghur and Southern Mongolian peoples.
Also in attendance was Turmuhammad Hashim, President of the Japan Uyghur Association, who provided an overview of Uyghur human rights advocacy activities in Japan and discussed the current context of Japan–China relations.
Tsetseg, Chair of the Youth Committee of the South Mongolia Congress, also attended the meeting.
Legal Reference (Press Note)
Issues of forced labor and serious human rights violations discussed during the meeting have been addressed through international legislation.
In 2021, the United States enacted the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which prohibits the importation of goods produced wholly or in part through forced labor involving Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples from East Turkistan.
Official U.S. Government Legislative Information:
👉 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6256
