testifying party

Testimony 1|2: Nurhoja Omerhoja, originally from Ghulja but now residing in Australia. (brother)

Testimony 3: Nurhoja Omerhoja, as reported by Amnesty International. (brother) Testimony 1: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 2: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 3: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 4: add father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband add add direct third-party

Update 

Name:    Description:    unverified verified    1 2 3 4 5    Add

about the victim

Nighmat Omer (尼依买提·吾买尔), ethnic Uzbek from Ghulja. ID address is Bayandai Road 14, Bayandai town (巴彦岱镇), Ghulja municipality. Has worked for Ghulja's Water Management Bureau for 35 years, is a practising Muslim.

Testimony 3: he's married and is a father of two.

current location

Testimony 3: Nighmat is assumed to be in Boz Prison, Ghulja. [This is the Ghulja City Pre-Trial Detention Center.]

chronology of detention(s)

Testimony 1: Arrested at night on August 29, 2019 (Testimony 3: August 28)

Testimony 2: A few weeks ago (as of early September 2020), Nurhoja Omerhoja heard from an unspecified person that the victim has been sentenced to two years in prison; a local government official reportedly visited Nurhoja's sister-in-law [presumably in Ghulja] and verbally informed her that the victim had been sentenced to two years in prison, but did not provide a reason for the victim's detention or sentencing.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Nurhoja believes Nighmat was detained for practising Islamic rituals.

last reported status

Testimony 2: sentenced to 2 years.

Testimony 1: He suffers from a cardiovascular condition and has had heart surgery in 2012.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Relatives in Ghulja. When Nurhoja tried to reach them for more info, Nurhoja’s brothers refused to talk to him and asked not to call them again. His sister also was reluctant to talk about Nighmat and kept changing the topic.

additional information

Amnesty International case info (Testimony 3): https://xinjiang.amnesty.org/#case-SR037

relatives

places of detention

Ghulja City Detention Center

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2020-07-11

entry last modified on: 2021-09-28

last update from testifier(s): 2021-05-01