UN urges China to disclose status of imprisoned Uyghur doctor

Jun 20, 2024

Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has urged Chinese authorities to disclose information regarding the status...

Another Uyghur torchbearer of 2018 Beijing Olympics detained by Chinese authorities: Report

Feb 27, 2022

Beijing [China], February 27 : A Uyghur doctor, who served as a torchbearer in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, is serving an 18-year...

US representative to UNHRC joins panel demands status of Uyghur doctor

Aug 05, 2024

Michele Taylor the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday joined the panel of human rights experts of...

Ugyhur activist's sister sentenced to 20 years of jail in China, US calls for her release

Jan 03, 2021

Washington [US], January 3 : The United States has called for the release of an Uyghur Muslim doctor who has been sentenced to 20...

UN Special Rapporteurs call on China over maintaining 'secrecy' on imprisoned Uyghur doctor

Aug 08, 2024

A panel of UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights wrote a letter to the Chinese authorities expressing serious concerns at the conviction and imprisonment...

US: Speaker Mike Johnson invites daughter of detained Uyghur doctor to State of the Union, CFU welcomes move

Feb 26, 2026

During the 2026 State of the Union Address, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson invited Ziba Murat, the daughter of detained Uyghur doctor Gulshan...