... Thank you, Madam Chair. Mongolians were never a minority in their own land north of the Great Wall. However, this began to change in 1949 when the Chinese regime took control of the region and launched a settler colonial project. Over seven decades of genocide, ethnic cleansing and population transfers, Mongolians have been reduced to an absolute minority in their ancestral homeland. Today, the Chinese government is implementing a new form of genocide—cultural genocide—aimed at the complete eradication of Mongolian language, culture, and identity. Under a newly adopted language policy, the Mongolian language has been completely banned throughout the entire educational system in the region. Textbooks in Mongolian have been replaced with Chinese-language materials, and Mongolian signs, publications, and even extracurricular learning of the language have been prohibited. Public campaigns with slogans like “Speak Chinese and become a civilized person” openly promote Chinese supremacy. Enforcing a mass indoctrination program called the “Firm Inculcation of the Chinese Nationality Common Identity”, the Chinese government is criminalizing Mongolians for expressing their cultural pride, speaking their  ....

           ...  On November 20, 2024, a Chinese teacher named Ms. Liang Yuxia violently injured a nine-year-old Mongolian girl in Uushin Banner of the Ordos region in Southern Mongolia (also known as "Inner Mongolia"). According to sources, Ms. Liang struck the student repeatedly for failing to complete her homework on time, ultimately causing significant damage to the girl's ear. In response to the incident, outraged parents have boycotted the school, refusing to send their children back until further action is taken. "My name is Hastsetseg, and I am aware of this incident," a Mongolian parent from Uushin Banner told the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center (SMHRIC) over the phone. "The girl's name is Hairaa. She is in second grade in the same class as my son at the Uushin Banner Experimental Elementary School. Ms. Liang Yuxia, a teacher recently hired by the school, has shown open hostility and abuse toward Mongolian children." "Hairaa is currently hospitalized after being violently beaten by the teacher, which caused a severe rupture to her ear," Ms. Hastsetseg continued. "She also suffered serious bleeding from her mouth." Photos and video footage shared with the SMHRIC show the extent of the injury, with the girl's right ear requiring  ....