Munich, June 7 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief highlighting its international advocacy efforts, using major global platforms in Japan and Europe to draw attention to what it describes as Beijing's continuing genocide, forced labour practices and transnational repression targeting Uyghurs from East Turkistan.

During a week-long visit to Japan beginning on May 31, WUC President Turgunjan Alawdun addressed a gathering of the bipartisan Japan Parliamentary Uyghur Friendship League at the Japanese Diet. The event brought together lawmakers, journalists and civil society representatives to discuss the worsening human rights situation under Chinese rule in East Turkistan.

Alawdun urged Japanese authorities to s...