Countering the Chinese Communist Party’s Genocide on the Uyghurs Thursday, March 14, 2024

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

Book Signing will take place after the panel

National Endowment for Democracy 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC, 20004

Lunch will be served

This event will be held in-person and livestreamed. Click below to register to attend

As a globally-recognized champion for Uyghur democracy and human rights, President of World Uyghur Congress Dolkun Isa has faced intense persecution from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Forced to flee his homeland, Dolkun Isa’s siblings were sentenced to prison, his mother died inside an internment camp, and Dolkun Isa narrowly escaped extradition to China when the regime falsely issued an Interpol Red Notice on him. Despite this relentless persecution, Dolkun Isa has never ceased speaking out against the atrocities being committed against the Uyghurs. In his new book, The China Freedom Trap, Dolkun chronicles his life story pursuing justice and freedom for the Uyghur people, from early days in the 1980s as a student leader of pro-democracy demonstrations in East Turkistan to winning prominent human rights awards (including the 2019 NED Democracy Award) for his tireless advocacy. Join the author, acclaimed Washington Post journalist Josh Rogin, and former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Kelley Currie, to discuss Dolkun’s harrowing life journey, the behind-the-scenes diplomatic battles that Ambassador Currie helped him navigate, and what the international community can do to bring an end to the CCP’s genocide against the Uyghur people. 

Speakers       

Damon Wilson, opening remarks

President and CEO, National Endowment for Democracy

Ambassador Kelley Currie

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Board Member, National Endowment for Democracy

Dolkun Isa

President, World Uyghur Congress 

Josh Rogin, moderator Columnist, Global Opinions, Washington Post

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