testifying party

Nurimangul Obulqasim, an alleged "vocational training center graduate" presented to the public by the Xinjiang authorities. (the victim) 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: 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

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about the victim

The victim is named Nurimangul Obulqasim. According to herself, she is currently the director for women's affairs of Yaqchaliq village, Langru township.

current location

The victim is apparently working in Yaqchaliq village, Langru township.

chronology of detention(s)

It is unclear exactly when the victim was detained, but she describes herself as a "graduate" of the "Vocational Education and Training Center of Hotan County".

Asked if she was tortured or forced into "surgical removal operations", the victim attempts to convey a positive image of the conditions in the camp, saying that she and others at the camp "had six classes per day from Monday to Friday with courses on the country's common language, laws, vocational skills and deradicalization" and that they "could contact [their] families and enjoy weekends as well as national legal holidays." She denies that there was ever any maltreatment, physical punishment or torture at the camp, and also denies that detainees (called "trainees" in the article) were forced to have kidney or liver removal operations and that female detainees were forced to have sterilisations and shave their hair; she dismisses the claims as "rumors and slander" and "lies", adding that they are "absurd".

At the end of the article, the victim also says that the camp (called a "vocational education and training center" in the article) "saved [her] family."

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Unclear. The victim does not specify a reason, but the article as a whole attempts to convey a positive image of the camps as legitimate tools for "deradicalisation"; in responses from other victims included in the article, "religious extremism" is a common theme, so the reason for her detention could plausibly have had something to do with religion. Near the end of her response as quoted in the article, she says that the camp "saved [her] from the edge of a cliff through educating and rehabilitating [her]."

last reported status

Unclear. According to the article, she has been released and is currently working as the director for women's affairs of Yaqchaliq village, Langru township.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

The victim herself is quoted in the article.

additional information

Press conference transcript: https://archive.vn/KSjrv

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2020-11-02

entry last modified on: 2021-05-01

last update from testifier(s): 2020-10-29