Washington DC, May 11 -- Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) on Mother's Day extended wishes to mothers across the world while drawing attention to the condition of Uyghur women and mothers living under "Chinese oppression" in East Turkistan.

According to a press release issued by CFU, Uyghur women continue to face "severe and systematic repression" under policies implemented by the Chinese government. The organisation alleged that these measures have stripped Uyghur women of bodily autonomy through forced sterilisations, coerced abortions, and other population-control measures.

Citing research by Adrian Zenz, CFU stated that Uyghur women were allegedly forced to undergo IUD insertions against their will and threatened with detention if they ref...