Soraya Bauwens has been appointed as a researcher to the Uyghur Tribunal, an independent people’s tribunal established to investigate allegations of possible crimes against humanity and genocide by the People’s Republic of China against the Uyghur people and other Turkic Muslims.

The Tribunal was established in September 2020 and is chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC.  Hearings will be open to the public, with a judgment expected by the end of 2021.