Rushan Abbas

Rushan Abbas is a Uyghur-American human rights activist, founder and Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, and a two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee. A former translator at Guantánamo Bay and a longtime advocate for democracy and civil liberties, she has testified before the U.S. Congress, United Nations, and European Parliament, exposing China's ongoing genocide against the Uyghur people. Abbas's global advocacy began after the disappearance of her sister, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, in...See more

Rushan Abbas is a Uyghur-American human rights activist, founder and Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, and a two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee. A former translator at Guantánamo Bay and a longtime advocate for democracy and civil liberties, she has testified before the U.S. Congress, United Nations, and European Parliament, exposing China's ongoing genocide against the Uyghur people. Abbas's global advocacy began after the disappearance of her sister, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, in retaliation for her public activism. She is widely recognised as one of the most powerful voices for Uyghur rights on the international stage. See less