Protesters stand outside the Chinese Embassy on June 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. Members of the Uyghur American Association (UAA), the local Uyghur community and supporters of human rights for Uyghurs and human rights in gathered in the park in front of the embassy to raise awareness about human rights abuses being committed against the Uyghur people in East Turkistan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China) and other human rights abuses taking place in the People?s Republic of China. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER