Leading Uighur campaigner Rushan Abbas is calling on the Australian government to punish China for its human rights abuses through trade. Here, she tells SBS News of her personal pain and appeals to everyday Australians for help.
Rushan Abbas doesn't hold back when it comes to speaking out about the inhumane repression of her people by the Chinese government.
“The Chinese Community Party acts under the pretext that we are extremists, they have created a complete police state where as many as three million innocent people are in modern-day concentration camps,” she tells SBS News on a visit to Sydney. “It's really nice to see the support and I urge people to keep raising awareness of what's happening," she says.“Most importantly, contact your representatives and politicians to put pressure on the Chinese government.”Her sister and aunt were both abducted six days after she spoke out about the struggle facing Uighurs in Xinjiang at an event in Washington in late 2018. Her aunt was released several months later but Ms Abbas has been unable to communicate with her.
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