Omer Kanat is the Director of the Uyghur Human Rights Project and is the Executive Committee Chairman of the World Uyghur Congress. During our conversation, Omer talks about his journey to the U.S., Uyghur history and culture, China's historic oppression of the Uyghur people, and the current Chinese genocide of the Uyghur people, which includes concentration camps, brainwashing, murder, rape, sterilization, and mass surveillance.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:45) Get to know Omer Kanat

(01:46) Omer’s upbringing and the life events that led him to participate in human rights activities on behalf of the Uyghurs

(08:27) Who are the Uyghur people and what is their history?

(17:14) About the Uyghur population: the numbers, their culture, and other specifics

(19:19) The attempts of the Chinese government to assimilate the Uyghur population into the Chinese population

(24:45) Omer explains the Chinese approach to the Uyghur community

(33:02) How does Omer describe the Uyghur people?

(37:09) How did the unsuccessful integration of the Uyghur people into Chinese culture trigger changes in the Chinese government’s approach towards Uyghurs

(40:17) Omer explains the changes to the Chinese leadership post 2017

(49:02) How does China detain and oppress Uyghurs?

(56:35) What goes on inside Uyghur concentration camps?

(01:05:22) A list of Uyghurs who have escaped Chinese concentration camps

(01:09:45) What percentage of Uyghurs are living in concentration camps?

(01:17:55) What hope does Omer have for the Uyghurs?