As the world observes the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on August 30, the Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has drawn attention to the ongoing genocide targeting Uyghurs in East Turkistan.
The organization condemned the Chinese Communist Party for violating international law by forcibly disappearing Uyghurs into camps, prisons, and labor facilities, describing these actions as a tool of repression and a method to erase Uyghur culture and religion.
Medical doctor Gulshan Abbas, who has been imprisoned since 2018, is among those affected. Her case is emblematic of a broader policy targeting not only Uyghurs, but also Tibetans, Hongkongers, Christians, and Chinese dissidents—groups systematically subjected to enforced disappearances because of their identity or beliefs. According to CFU, each disappearance strikes individuals, families, and entire communities, and in doing so spreads fear and silences dissent.
Rushan Abbas, Executive Director of CFU and sister of Gulshan Abbas, expressed her grief, stating: “As the world observes this day, we at Campaign for Uyghurs raise the cases of countless Uyghur families who carry the pain of their loved ones vanished by the Chinese regime. My sister, Gulshan Abbas, has been unjustly disappeared for almost seven years. My family continues to endure the agony of silence, with no knowledge of her health or well-being. This suffering is shared by countless Uyghur families, and it calls on the world to take stronger action to hold the Chinese government accountable.”
CFU called on the international community to hold the Chinese government accountable for enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, and systematic human rights violations that constitute crimes against humanity and genocide. The organization reaffirmed its solidarity with all Uyghur families enduring this anguish and demanded the immediate release of those unjustly detained or disappeared.
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