On September 25, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and Women’s Rights Without Frontiers hosted a virtual conversation with Reggie Littlejohn, Founder and President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, and Dr. Adrian Zenz, Senior Research Fellow in China Studies of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s One Child Policy. On this somber anniversary, we called to attention the atrocities of the Chinese Communist Party, especially at a time when the CCP is conducting cultural genocide—including mass internment and forced sterilizations of Uyghurs.
About the Speakers
Reggie Littlejohn is the Founder and President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, a broad-based, international coalition that opposes forced abortion and sexual slavery in China. Littlejohn previously led the international effort to free blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who arrived in the United States on May 19, 2012. She and Chen Guangcheng appeared together on a Voice of America broadcast on January 31, 2013. An acclaimed international expert on China’s One Child Policy, Littlejohn has testified six times at the United States Congress, three times at the European Parliament, and has presented at the British, Irish and Canadian Parliaments as well. Reggie has also briefed officials at the White House, the United States Department of State, the United Nations and the Vatican. She is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, including CNN, C-SPAN and the BBC, and has issued several groundbreaking reports that are included in the Congressional Record.
Dr. Adrian Zenz is Senior Research Fellow in China Studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and was most recently a Professor at the European School of Culture and Theology of Korntal, Germany. He researches China’s policy toward ethnic minorities, specifically the Uyghurs and Tibetans. Zenz is a leading researcher of the escalating crackdown on Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. He is the co-editor of the “Mapping Amdo” series published by the Amdo Tibetan Research Network. His work on China securitization measures have been widely cited in publications including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, China Quarterly, and China Brief. He received his M.A. from the University of Auckland and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.
