T h e R a f t o M e m o r i a l P r i z e f o r 2 0 0 4 i s a w a r d e d t o R e b i y a K a d e e r , f r o m t h e X i n j i a n g U i g h u r A u t o n o m o u s R e g i o n ( X U A R ) , t h e P e o p l e s R e p u b l i c o f C h i n a . K a d e e r i s a p r i s o n e r o f c o n s c i e n c e a n d a p r o m i n e n t s y m b o l o f t h e U i g h u r s s t r u g g l e f o r b a s i c h u m a n r i g h t s , t h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n s t a t e s .
T h r o u g h t h i s a w a r d , t h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n d i r e c t s a s t r o n g a p p e a l t o t h e C h i n e s e g o v e r n m e n t t o r e s p e c t a n d p r o t e c t t h e c i v i l , e c o n o m i c a n d c u l t u r a l r i g h t s o f t h e U i g h u r s a s w e l l a s o t h e r m i n o r i t i e s i n C h i n a .
T h e U i g h u r s c o u n t e i g h t m i l l i o n p e o p l e a n d c o n s t i t u t e h a l f o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i n X i n j i a n g . T h e y a r e a T u r k i c s p e a k i n g p e o p l e a n d p r i m a r i l y M u s l i m . A l t h o u g h X i n j i a n g w a s g i v e n t h e s t a t u s o f a u t o n o m o u s r e g i o n i n 1 9 5 5 , m i l l i o n s o f C h i n e s e i m m i g r a n t s h a v e b e e n s e n t t o t h e r e g i o n a n d t h e C h i n e s e h a v e t a k e n p r o g r e s s i v e l y m o r e c o n t r o l p o l i t i c a l l y a n d e c o n o m i c a l l y , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n .
R e b i y a K a d e e r ( 5 8 ) h a s d i s t i n g u i s h e d h e r s e l f i n t h e s t r u g g l e f o r t h e r i g h t s o f t h e U i g h u r s a n d a g a i n s t s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c m a r g i n a l i z a t i o n . S h e h a s m a d e s i g n i f i c a n t c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o s e c u r i n g w o m e n s r i g h t s a n d i n 1 9 9 7 s h e f o u n d e d t h e T h o u s a n d M o t h e r s M o v e m e n t t o p r o m o t e j o b t r a i n i n g a n d e m p l o y m e n t f o r U i g h u r w o m e n . K a d e e r a l s o e s t a b l i s h e d e v e n i n g s c h o o l s f o r U i g h u r s w h o d i d n o t h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o g o t o o r d i n a r y s c h o o l . I t i s o u r m o r a l o b l i g a t i o n t o h e l p t h e o n e s i n n e e d , a n d w e m u s t l e a v e n o o n e b e h i n d , i s h e r h u m a n i s t i c m e s s a g e .
K a d e e r i s d e s c r i b e d a s a c h a r i s m a t i c e n t r e p r e n e u r a n d s u c c e s s f u l b u s i n e s s w o m a n .
I n M a r c h 2 0 0 0 s h e w a s s e n t e n c e d t o e i g h t y e a r s i m p r i s o n m e n t f o l l o w i n g a s e c r e t t r i a l w h e r e n e i t h e r K a d e e r n o r h e r l a w y e r h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o a r g u e h e r c a s e . H e r s e n t e n c e w a s l a t e r r e d u c e d b y o n e y e a r a n d K a d e e r i s e x p e c t e d t o b e p a r o l e d o n t h e 1 2 t h o f A u g u s t 2 0 0 6 .
T h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n i s w o r r i e d a b o u t K a d e e r s h e a l t h a n d a s k s f o r h e r i m m e d i a t e a n d u n c o n d i t i o n a l r e l e a s e .
T h e a n n u a l R a f t o P r i z e i s a w a r d e d e v e r y y e a r , i n m e m o r y o f t h e N o r w e g i a n p r o f e s s o r T h o r o l f R a f t o , w h o f o r m a n y y e a r s w o r k e d t o e l i m i n a t e p o v e r t y a n d s u p r e s s i o n i n t h e w o r l d . H e d i e d i n 1 9 8 6 .
T h e R a f t o P r i z e w i l l b e p r e s e n t e d o n S u n d a y N o v e m b e r 7 t h a t t h e B e r g e n N a t i o n a l T h e a t r e .
( N R K / T h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n f o r H u m a n R i g h t s )
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The Rafto Prize awarded to Rebiya KadeerT h e R a f t o M e m o r i a l P r i z e f o r 2 0 0 4 i s a w a r d e d t o R e b i y a K a d e e r , f r o m t h e X i n j i a n g U i g h u r A u t o n o m o u s R e g i o n ( X U A R ) , t h e P e o p l e s R e p u b l i c o f C h i n a . K a d e e r i s a p r i s o n e r o f c o n s c i e n c e a n d a p r o m i n e n t s y m b o l o f t h e U i g h u r s s t r u g g l e f o r b a s i c h u m a n r i g h t s , t h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n s t a t e s .
T h r o u g h t h i s a w a r d , t h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n d i r e c t s a s t r o n g a p p e a l t o t h e C h i n e s e g o v e r n m e n t t o r e s p e c t a n d p r o t e c t t h e c i v i l , e c o n o m i c a n d c u l t u r a l r i g h t s o f t h e U i g h u r s a s w e l l a s o t h e r m i n o r i t i e s i n C h i n a .
T h e U i g h u r s c o u n t e i g h t m i l l i o n p e o p l e a n d c o n s t i t u t e h a l f o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i n X i n j i a n g . T h e y a r e a T u r k i c s p e a k i n g p e o p l e a n d p r i m a r i l y M u s l i m . A l t h o u g h X i n j i a n g w a s g i v e n t h e s t a t u s o f a u t o n o m o u s r e g i o n i n 1 9 5 5 , m i l l i o n s o f C h i n e s e i m m i g r a n t s h a v e b e e n s e n t t o t h e r e g i o n a n d t h e C h i n e s e h a v e t a k e n p r o g r e s s i v e l y m o r e c o n t r o l p o l i t i c a l l y a n d e c o n o m i c a l l y , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n .
R e b i y a K a d e e r ( 5 8 ) h a s d i s t i n g u i s h e d h e r s e l f i n t h e s t r u g g l e f o r t h e r i g h t s o f t h e U i g h u r s a n d a g a i n s t s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c m a r g i n a l i z a t i o n . S h e h a s m a d e s i g n i f i c a n t c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o s e c u r i n g w o m e n s r i g h t s a n d i n 1 9 9 7 s h e f o u n d e d t h e T h o u s a n d M o t h e r s M o v e m e n t t o p r o m o t e j o b t r a i n i n g a n d e m p l o y m e n t f o r U i g h u r w o m e n . K a d e e r a l s o e s t a b l i s h e d e v e n i n g s c h o o l s f o r U i g h u r s w h o d i d n o t h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o g o t o o r d i n a r y s c h o o l . I t i s o u r m o r a l o b l i g a t i o n t o h e l p t h e o n e s i n n e e d , a n d w e m u s t l e a v e n o o n e b e h i n d , i s h e r h u m a n i s t i c m e s s a g e .
K a d e e r i s d e s c r i b e d a s a c h a r i s m a t i c e n t r e p r e n e u r a n d s u c c e s s f u l b u s i n e s s w o m a n .
I n M a r c h 2 0 0 0 s h e w a s s e n t e n c e d t o e i g h t y e a r s i m p r i s o n m e n t f o l l o w i n g a s e c r e t t r i a l w h e r e n e i t h e r K a d e e r n o r h e r l a w y e r h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o a r g u e h e r c a s e . H e r s e n t e n c e w a s l a t e r r e d u c e d b y o n e y e a r a n d K a d e e r i s e x p e c t e d t o b e p a r o l e d o n t h e 1 2 t h o f A u g u s t 2 0 0 6 .
T h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n i s w o r r i e d a b o u t K a d e e r s h e a l t h a n d a s k s f o r h e r i m m e d i a t e a n d u n c o n d i t i o n a l r e l e a s e .
T h e a n n u a l R a f t o P r i z e i s a w a r d e d e v e r y y e a r , i n m e m o r y o f t h e N o r w e g i a n p r o f e s s o r T h o r o l f R a f t o , w h o f o r m a n y y e a r s w o r k e d t o e l i m i n a t e p o v e r t y a n d s u p r e s s i o n i n t h e w o r l d . H e d i e d i n 1 9 8 6 .
T h e R a f t o P r i z e w i l l b e p r e s e n t e d o n S u n d a y N o v e m b e r 7 t h a t t h e B e r g e n N a t i o n a l T h e a t r e .
( N R K / T h e R a f t o F o u n d a t i o n f o r H u m a n R i g h t s )
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