Nurungul Tohti (born 1980) is a Uyghur activist in China.[1] She is considered by TIME magazine to be part of a "rapidly growing group of activists fighting for their families and communities."[2]
Nurungul Tohti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Activist |
Biography edit
Tohti comes from the Uchturpan county in Aksu.[3] She was working as a fruit seller in Dalian.[4] When her son was kidnapped in 2009, she rescued him on her own by "confronting the abductors herself."[1] After she recovered her son, she went to officials in the local government to ask for help in prosecuting her son's kidnappers.[4] She was denied redress and appealed to authorities.[3] She appealed to the United Nations, and was arrested on June 4, 2012, and held for eight months.[1]
As an activist who is working for justice in her son's case, she has been jailed three times.[5] Tohti believes that as a minority in China, she is being discriminated against and has appealed her case to Beijing in June 2015.[4]
Works edit
- Radio Free Asia (21 November 2014). 'It's not OK.': The illustrated stories of women caught in the struggle for human rights in China, North Korea, and Southeast Asia. Radio Free Asia. pp. 24–. GGKEY:YR19P7A86E4.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Petitioning Mom Held for 8 Months". Radio Free Asia. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ Slaughter, Anne-Marie (8 March 2015). "A Lesson from Asia's Unsung Female Activists". TIME. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Trafficking Victim's Mother Seeks Redress". Radio Free Asia. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Mother of Trafficking Victim Detained". Radio Free Asia. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Punished for Demanding Justice". Women's Rights. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
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