Catalonia Parliament adopts resolution condemning China's persecution of Uyghurs, calling for EU diplomatic action and forced-labour-free supply chains

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According to ANI on November 4, carrying the WUC press release: the Parliament of Catalonia adopted a resolution on October 29 condemning China's systematic persecution of the Uyghur people, recognising that more than one million Uyghurs have been subjected to mass imprisonment, forced labour and the destruction of their cultural and religious heritage, and calling on European Union member states and the European Commission to take concrete diplomatic measures in response to human rights violations in East Turkistan. The report also sets out the resolution's two inward-facing requirements: urging Catalan companies to ensure that their supply chains are free from links to forced labour in the region, and committing to support Uyghurs fleeing persecution in accordance with international law and applicable protection frameworks. WUC President Turgunjan Alawdun said: 'On behalf of the Uyghur people, I thank the Parliament of Catalonia for standing with those whose voices China seeks to silence,' and urged that the resolution translate into practical action, including preventing forced labour from entering supply chains, protecting those fleeing persecution and pursuing accountability. [1][2]

The WUC press release also gives the organisation's own background figures and further calls, which must be distinguished from the resolution itself: the WUC says that over the past decade more than three million Uyghurs have been subjected to forced labour, mass imprisonment, family separation and forced sterilisation, and maintains that these policies include acts of genocide as defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention; the press release notes that 2026 marks the tenth anniversary of what it describes as the ongoing Uyghur genocide and the fifth anniversary of the findings of the Independent Uyghur Tribunal in London. On that basis the WUC urged more European governments and parliaments to follow Catalonia's example, recognise what it describes as the ongoing Uyghur genocide and use their political influence to hold China accountable; urged EU member states and governments worldwide to press companies to completely disengage their supply chains from East Turkistan and to designate the region as a high-risk area for forced labour; urged governments to consistently call on China to end its policies against the Uyghur people, both through public statements and bilateral diplomatic engagements; and urged a review and strengthening of refugee protection and family reunification policies so that Uyghurs fleeing political persecution receive adequate protection and families separated by repression have meaningful opportunities to reunite. The 'genocide' characterisation and the three-million figure are the WUC's own claims, reported here without endorsement. [1][2]

Verification note and deduplication: the core facts of this record — the Parliament of Catalonia resolution of October 29, its calls for EU diplomatic action and Catalan company supply-chain checks, its commitment to support those fleeing persecution, and President Alawdun's thanks and call for practical action — come from the WUC press release as reported by ANI on November 4 (two ANI versions agreeing in content); this site has not independently obtained the full text of the parliamentary resolution, and no public response by the Chinese government to the resolution has been seen in the reporting, hence under ongoing verification, with follow-up on the full text and on EU and Catalan action. The European Parliament China report of October 7 and the WUC weekly brief of November 1 previously carried by this site differ from this resolution: the former is an EU-institution report and the latter a weekly compilation, and neither mentions the Catalonia Parliament resolution of October 29, so there is no duplication. [1][2]