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Urgent Action: Grave Fears for Missing Uighur PHD Student (China: UA 122.18)

June 21, 2018

Guligeina Tashimaimaiti has not been heard from since 26 December 2017, when she returned from Malaysia to her hometown in Yili, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Her family fear that she has been detained at a re-education camp and is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.

Guligeina Tashimaimaiti has not been heard from since 26 December 2017, when she returned from Malaysia to her hometown in Yili, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Her family fear that she has been detained at a re-education camp and is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
  • Release Guligeina Tashimaimaiti and drop any charges against her unless there is sufficient credible and admissible evidence that she has committed an internationally recognized offence and is granted a fair trial in line with international standards;
  • Ensure that Guligeina Tashimaimaiti has regular, unrestricted access to a lawyer of her choice and her family and is not subjected to torture or other ill-treatment;
  • Ensure that everybody in the XUAR is able to communicate with family members and others, including with family members living in other countries, without interference unless justified in line with international human rights law.

Contact these two officials by 2 August, 2018:

Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Chen Quanguo 479 Zhongshan Lu Wulumuqi Shi, Xinjiang People’s Republic of China Salutation: Dear Secretary

Ambassador Cui Tiankai, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China 3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008 Phone: 202 495 2266 I Fax: 202 495 2138 Email: [email protected] (If you receive an error message, please try calling instead!) Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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