Voices of Resistance at Dam Square: Multi-National Alliance Denounces China’s Repression on 77th Human Rights Day

AMSTERDAM — On December 10, the historic Dam Square in Amsterdam became a global stage for resistance as a coalition of oppressed nations gathered to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Organized by Tibet Support Group in the Netherlands and Support Uyghur Foundation in the Netherlands, the demonstration served as a powerful condemnation of the Chinese government’s systemic suppression in East Turkistan, Tibet, Southern Mongolia, Hong Kong, and Cantonia.

A Unified Call Against Tyranny

Under a sea of waving national flags and striking placards, protesters called for an immediate end to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) crimes against humanity. The event aimed to capture the attention of the Dutch government and the international community, urging them to shift from diplomatic rhetoric to concrete action.

The rally commenced at 2:00 PM with an opening address by Ms. Tsering Jampa, Chair of the Tibet Support Group in the Netherlands. ”This day concerns everyone,“ Jampa declared. ”We have gathered to shatter the silence surrounding the Chinese government’s oppression. Human rights are our common struggle.“

Abdurehim Gheni Uyghur, Chairman of the Support Uyghurs Foundation, delivered a powerful keynote address, challenging the world’s silence. His full remarks are provided below:

”I stand before you today at Dam Square to mark one of the most significant milestones in human history. 77 years ago, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted a landmark document: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Most countries of the world agreed to its promise: ‘All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.’

The official theme for Human Rights Day 2025 is ‘Human Rights: Our Everyday Essentials.’ The United Nations tells us that human rights should be like the air we breathe or the food we eat—essential, daily, and guaranteed.

But I ask you to look at me. Look at the Uyghurs, Tibetans, Southern Mongolians, Cantonese, and Hong Kongers standing here today. For us, in our occupied homelands, these ‘everyday essentials’ simply do not exist. If human rights are truly universal and essential, then I must ask: Why?

* Why is there a need for thousands of human rights organizations, costing billions of dollars every year, to fight for what the Declaration states as absolute human rights?

* Why, after 77 years, is there still a genocide taking place in occupied East Turkistan against the Uyghurs and others?

* Where in the Declaration does it allow for state-sponsored terrorism, millions in concentration camps, forced organ harvesting, torture, rape, forced marriages, the separation of children, and the destruction of families?

The Chinese government violates every single article of the UDHR. For my people, the result is not ‘dignity’—the result is genocide. Why has the genocide in occupied East Turkistan not been stopped? Why did it even start?

I stood here alone in a one-man protest every week for three years. Now, I cannot do this as I used to because of a severe car accident in France. I was there by special invitation for a major Uyghur event to stop the genocide, but I never reached the location due to a very strange accident. I am still suffering from the pain, yet my voice remains active.

This struggle is deeply personal. Nineteen of my family members are missing. For more than eight years, I have not known if they are alive or dead, imprisoned, or suffering atrocities. On September 16, 2024, my father died in one of China’s concentration camps. I am still mourning him; it hurts me deeply that he had to suffer so much under the evil CCP regime.

The evidence of these atrocities is unquestionable. My family is the evidence for China’s genocide. I personally experience the receiving end of state-sanctioned violence. My phone can call the whole world, but I cannot call my family in occupied East Turkistan.

Even here in the Netherlands, I face intimidation from CCP agents. They call me from anonymous numbers, threaten to kill me, and try to bribe me into silence. They sent me videos of my father and brother to attack me psychologically. I question if there was CCP influence in my car accident in France. They tried to make a deal with me to stop my activism while Xi Jinping was visiting France, but I refuse to be silenced.

I experience the fear and helplessness under such tyranny. I see the lack of concrete results from many organizations despite the Declaration. So, I fight on as one man can.

We call for the world to condemn and impose sanctions on the Chinese government. Let us ensure that the Uyghur genocide today will not be our legacy, so that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights can finally be a miracle document. Thank you.“

Broad Representation and Final Appeals

The demonstration, characterized by intense emotion and solidarity, continued until 5:00 PM. Brief remarks were also delivered by representatives from the East Turkistan Education Association in Europe, the Netherlands Hong Kong Support Organization, Cantonian activists, the Southern Mongolian Independence Movement, and Chinese dissidents.

The event concluded with a unified demand for the international community to move beyond observation and initiate immediate, decisive measures against the Chinese regime’s repressive policies.

Abdurehim Gheni Uyghur

Date of Report: December 17, 2025