Rebiya Kadeer

Rebiya Kadeer is a Uyghur businesswoman and human rights activist who became a prominent advocate for Uyghur rights and led the World Uyghur Congress.

World Uyghur Congress: An international organization that represents Uyghur communities and advocates for Uyghur rights. Kadeer led this organization after leaving China.
Uyghurs: A predominantly Muslim Turkic people whose homeland is in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Kadeer’s activism centers on the rights and political status of this people.
Uyghur diaspora activism: Political and cultural advocacy by Uyghurs living outside their homeland. Kadeer became one of its most visible international organizers.
East Turkestan independence movement: Political movements seeking an independent state in the territory known as East Turkestan or Xinjiang. Kadeer advocated Uyghur rights, while Chinese officials portrayed her as supporting separatism.
Dolkun Isa: A Uyghur activist who served as president of the World Uyghur Congress. He succeeded Kadeer as the congress’s president.
Xinjiang: A region in northwest China officially designated the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Kadeer built her businesses and began her activism there.
Uyghur Tribunal: An independent people’s tribunal established in London to examine alleged human rights abuses against Uyghurs. The tribunal reflects the international advocacy environment in which Kadeer worked.
Chinese Communist Party: The ruling political party of the People’s Republic of China. Its authorities condemned Kadeer’s activism and disputed her account of events in Xinjiang.
Omer Kanat: A Uyghur human rights advocate and former chair of the World Uyghur Congress executive committee. His work continued the advocacy network Kadeer helped lead.
Uyghur human rights: The rights and freedoms of Uyghurs, including protections from discrimination, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on cultural life. These concerns became the focus of Kadeer’s advocacy.

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Xinjiang conflictRelated: Her activism made her a prominent international advocate and a target of Chinese government criticism.