China: Act Now! Free Uighur prisoners of conscience in China. Appeal cases.

China: Act Now! Free Uighur prisoners of conscience in China. Appeal cases.

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Index Number: ASA 17/023/2004
Date Published: 30 June 2004
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, China

Rebiya Kadeer (f) and Tohti Tunyaz (m) whose cases are featured in this action, continue to serve long prison sentences, despite repeated calls for their release from other governments, human rights mechanisms of the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations, including Amnesty International. They have both been sentenced on charges related to "state secrets".