Group members publish letter in local paper
August 2026
Two members of the local group have their letter published today (13th) on the Uyghur campaign in the Salisbury Journal:
“DURING August, the local Amnesty group is taking part in the Uyghur Solidarity Month to highlight the dire human rights situation in that part of China.
“The UN Commissioner for Human Rights said there were credible allegations that the Chinese government had carried out arbitrary detention, torture, forced labour, family separation and severe restrictions on religious and cultural freedoms on a vast scale. Reading a book in their language is punished and might result in execution.
“Despite these findings, the suffering of the Uyghur people continues while the world looks on. More than a million Uyghurs have been detained and countless families have been torn apart.
“Survivors describe detention camps where torture, rape, forced labour and coercive birth control measures are carried out by the Chinese. Whether one views this issue through the lens of International law, religious freedom human rights or human dignity, the plight of these people deserves continued public attention.
“Further background can be found on the Salisbury Amnesty site www.salisburyai.com
Lesley and Peter Curbishley”
The letter was modelled on one suggested by the campaign team which had to be shortened because of the paper’s word limit.
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire 
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