Free Ilham Tothi
The Issue
Ilham Tohti is a Uyghur scholar and rights activist who was detained by China authorities in 2013. In September 2014, he was sentenced to life in prison because of his efforts to promote peace between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. His whereabouts are unknown and he has had no contact with his family since 2017.
Geneva Summit for Human Rights and DemocracyPetition StarterThe Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy assembles hundreds of courageous dissidents and human rights victims, activists, diplomats, journalists & student leaders to shine a spotlight on urgent human rights situations that require global attention
This petition had 529 supporters
The Issue
Ilham Tohti is a Uyghur scholar and rights activist who was detained by China authorities in 2013. In September 2014, he was sentenced to life in prison because of his efforts to promote peace between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. His whereabouts are unknown and he has had no contact with his family since 2017.
Geneva Summit for Human Rights and DemocracyPetition StarterThe Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy assembles hundreds of courageous dissidents and human rights victims, activists, diplomats, journalists & student leaders to shine a spotlight on urgent human rights situations that require global attention
Petition Updates
Share this petition
Petition created on February 17, 2020