by RecognizeCelil | Apr 4, 2022 | News & Updates
The Canadian advocate for the human rights of Uyghurs has been imprisoned for 16 years, in blatant disregard of China’s own laws. No one has been able to speak with him; he hasn’t even had a consular visit. “I have not heard my husband’s voice in 16...
by RecognizeCelil | Mar 27, 2022 | News & Updates
More than 20 current and former parliamentarians, as well as rights activists and ex-diplomats, have written Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urging the release of a Canadian man on the 16-year anniversary of his controversial detention. Huseyin Celil, a...
by RecognizeCelil | Mar 25, 2022 | News & Updates
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is facing calls from members of her own Liberal caucus to appoint a special envoy to China who could pursue the release of a Canadian citizen jailed by Beijing in controversial circumstances for more than 15 years. They say it’s...
by RecognizeCelil | Jan 22, 2022 | News & Updates
As Canadian athletes arrive for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, some activists are using the occasion to draw attention to the plight of the more than 100 Canadians detained in China, including Chinese-Canadian Uyghur rights advocate Huseyin...
by RecognizeCelil | Dec 9, 2021 | News & Updates
It’s time to bring to bring Huseyin Celil home and advocate for other persecuted Uyghur Muslims Uyghur rights activist and imam Huseyin Celil is seen in front of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa in 2005, the year he became a Canadian citizen. The following...
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