Uyghur Policy Act of 2025

This legislation aims to protect the human rights, culture, and religion of Uyghurs and other minority groups in China’s Xinjiang region. It directs the State Department to focus its work on supporting these communities, coordinate efforts to free people jailed for their beliefs or identity, and work with partners—especially in Muslim‑majority countries—to raise global awareness and support victims of detention and harassment. It also asks the U.S. to promote action at the United Nations to keep attention on abuses and to back a special monitor for the region.

The bill sets timelines and tools. Within 180 days, the State Department must craft a strategy to press China to close detention camps and allow independent access to these facilities, and report back within a year on progress. It supports human rights advocates with $250,000 each year for 2025–2027 to speak at public diplomacy events, especially those involving Muslim‑majority countries. It requires Uyghur language training for U.S. diplomats and aims to place at least one Uyghur‑speaking officer at every U.S. embassy or consulate in China. It also sets up ways to report threats and harassment against Uyghurs in the United States and requires annual updates to Congress on steps taken to prevent this. These actions use existing funds; no extra money is added beyond what is already authorized.

• Who is affected: Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang, Uyghur Americans and exiles, U.S. diplomats, and human rights advocates.
• What changes: State Department priorities on Uyghur rights; push to free political prisoners; new strategy and reports; funding for advocates; Uyghur language training and staffing; stronger action at the UN; a reporting system to address harassment in the U.S.
• When: Strategy due in 180 days; first report due in one year; funding available 2025–2027; some coordination duties end five years after enactment.

For a plain overview: The State Department must prioritize helping Uyghurs, press for camp closures, support advocates to speak out, ensure language skills in China posts, and keep the issue on the world stage—all using current funds.