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China “Disappeared” Uighur Detainees: HRW
Dozens of Uighurs have disappeared following their detention by Chinese forces in the wake of the deadly unrest in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region, the Human Rights Watch said.
“The cases we documented are likely just the tip of the iceberg,” Brad Adams, Asia director at HRW, said in a press release by the New York-based group on Wednesday, October 21.
The 44-page report documents, through witness accounts, the disappearance of 43 Uighur men and teenagers after being taken into police custody in the provincial capital Urumqi.
“They said that my son had taken part in the protests,” Nazira N., a father, told HRW.
“I asked when they would bring him back, but they just said they would inquire and return him.”
To date the Chinese security authorities are refusing to give him information about his 16-year-old son Karim-Ahun K.
“I went to the local police station more than 10 times, but every time they said that they would inquire and if he is innocent they would bring him back.
“They say the same thing every time, but so far he hasn’t come back, and I have no idea where he is.”
The unrest, which ravaged the Muslim-majority western region in July, was sparked by the killing of two Uighur men in a brawl at a toy factory.
Frustrated Uighurs took to the streets of Urumqi protesting the lack of justice, restrictions and the settlement of Han Chinese in their region.
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The 44-page report documents, through witness accounts, the disappearance of 43 Uighur men and teenagers after being taken into police custody in the provincial capital Urumqi.
“They said that my son had taken part in the protests,” Nazira N., a father, told HRW.
“I asked when they would bring him back, but they just said they would inquire and return him.”
To date the Chinese security authorities are refusing to give him information about his 16-year-old son Karim-Ahun K.
“I went to the local police station more than 10 times, but every time they said that they would inquire and if he is innocent they would bring him back.
“They say the same thing every time, but so far he hasn’t come back, and I have no idea where he is.”
The unrest, which ravaged the Muslim-majority western region in July, was sparked by the killing of two Uighur men in a brawl at a toy factory.
Frustrated Uighurs took to the streets of Urumqi protesting the lack of justice, restrictions and the settlement of Han Chinese in their region.
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