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Mission

Building a world in which everyone can live in dignity. Read more

Approach

Participation lies at the heart of our work to build human rights capacity. Read more

Governance

Ensuring the integrity and accountability of our work. Read more

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China must protect rights of Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing

The Rights Practice, along with 25 other civil society groups, call on Chinese authorities to respect the rights of two young Chinese human rights defenders: Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing.
Launch: Handbook for Uyghur Community

On 23 June 2022, The Rights Practice was delighted to hold an online launch of our Handbook for the Uyghur Community in the UK.
Handbook for the Uyghur Community in the UK

In June 2022, The Rights Practice has produced a new handbook to address some of the concerns and needs of Uyghurs living in the UK.
UN High Commissioner must uphold principled and coherent response to China's human rights crisis

On 19 April 2022, The Rights Practice signed a joint statement, with a total of 60 human rights organisations, setting out the minimum conditions to be met for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' visit to China to be credible.

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Staff

We have a small professional staff based in London.
Handbook for the Uyghur Community in the UK

In June 2022, The Rights Practice has produced a new handbook to address some of the concerns and needs of Uyghurs living in the UK.
Rahima's Story

Rahima Mahmut, Uyghur singer and human rights activist, shared her story at the UK Parliamentary Roundtable on Xinjiang.
Where we work

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Criminal Law and Deprivation of Liberty in Xinjiang

In June 2021, we released a Working Paper on Criminal Law and Deprivation of Liberty in the XUAR. The paper delves into official statistics and Chinese law to try and understand how the criminal law is being used to detain Uyghurs.
UK Board

Our Trustees come from a wide range of backgrounds.
Our story

Learning, sharing and critical reflection. Founded in 2002 to help put human rights into practice.
How we're funded

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The Uyghur Community in the UK

December 2020. The Rights Practice recently surveyed Uyghurs living in the UK. Our survey revealed a community desperate for information about relatives in Xinjiang.
UK Parliamentary Roundtable on Xinjiang

The Rights Practice helped to organise a parliamentary roundtable on increased detentions and ill treatment in Xinjiang.

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