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Canadian Huseyin Celil Faces Persecution and Death in China
By Syed B. Soharwardy
Al-Jazeerah, June 28, 2006
Conservative government should protect all Canadians.
Canadian Govt Shares the Responsibility for Any Harm to Huseyin Celil.
Calgary - The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada (ISCC) strongly protests against the transfer of a Canadian, Huseyin Celil to China where he faces persecution and death. Huseyin has been a very vocal opponent of Chinese government’s policies on human rights. Huseyin Celil, citizen of Canada, arrived in Canada as a Convention Refugee from China. He is of Uygur descent, and acted as a political leader in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. He was born in 1969 in Kashgar, the former Eastern Turkistan Republic that was occupied by the Communist Chinese regime in 1949 and incorporated into China in 1956. He advocated for the rights of the Uygur people in Xinjiang.
Based upon the requests from Chinese government, Huseyin was arrested in Uzbekistan during his visit. It has been now confirmed that Huseyin has been handed over to Chinese authorities.
Canadian Muslims have been asking the conservative government to intervene and stop the transfer of Huseyin Celil from Uzbekistan to China. However, the conservative government has shown that they are not interested in protecting every Canadian. They protect the ones they select based upon its citizen's religion, ancestry or political background.
ISCC urges all Canadians to protest against the failure of conservative government and ask the government to treat all Canadians equally. ISCC demands that the Canadian government must intervene immediately, ensure Huseyin Celil safety, and negotiate with Chinese government for his safe return to Canada.
For any questions, please contact Syed B. Soharwardy at toll free (866)-208-6898 OR email contact@islamicsupremecouncil.com
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| The Israeli Land-Grab Apartheid Wall built inside the Palestinian territories, here separating Abu Dis from occupied East Jerusalem. (IPC, 7/4/04). | ||
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