Uyghur American Association

The Uyghur American Association (UAA) "is based in Washington, DC and is a tax-exempt, non-profit membership organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Tax Code.

"The Uyghur American Association (UAA) works to promote the preservation and flourishing of a rich, humanistic and diverse Uyghur culture, and to support the right of the Uyghur people to use peaceful, democratic means to determine their own political future. The UAA has undertaken the Uyghur Human Rights Project for the purpose of promoting improved human rights conditions for Uyghurs and other indigenous groups in East Turkistan (also known as China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), on the premise that the assurance of basic human rights will facilitate the realization of the community's democratic aspirations."

Directors
Accessed August 2008:


 * President: Ms. Rebiya Kadeer
 * Vice-president: Ms. Rushan Abbas
 * General Secratary: Alim Seytoff
 * Director of Communications: Qilic Kanat

Contact

 * 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006
 * Web: http://www.uyghuramerican.org