Adiljan Abdurihim and Bahtiyar Ømer founded the Uyghur Transitional Justice Database in 2018. The organisation was officially established as independent organisation in 2019 in Norway. […]
How Can Human Rights Organizations Contribute to Ethical Trade and Due Diligence?
An example that offers valuable insight into this question is the ongoing discussion between the Uyghur…
Confirmatory and Additional Accounts of Oppression and the Intents behind the Relaxation of Entry into East Turkistan
Hitting a Trough of the Genocidal Wave? Following a decade of intense systematic persecution against…
Panel Discussion Highlights: Remolding the Uyghurs to Fit the Han-Ethnocentric Mold
On March 4, the University of Oslo Library hosted a panel discussion on the systematic…
Forced Deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand to China Sparks Global Condemnation
After decades of systemic repression in their homeland of East Turkistan (known as Xinjiang), many…
Forced labor harms people — our concern can help stop it
Recently, Norwegian TV2 published an article on Temu, raising serious concerns about the company’s links…
UTJD Concludes Workshop 2025
Workshop 2025 – Oslo, September 6–7, 2025 This year’s UTJD workshop brought together 36 registered participants, with 33 actively attending, to strengthen the link between research, technology, and activism in documenting and addressing human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples. We opened with inspiring remarks from Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt at Rafto Foundation for Human Rights on Activism, Mishel Kondi at C4ADS on research with technology perspective and Muetter Iliqud at Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation on research, who highlighted the urgency of youth-driven work in the face of ongoing repression. Saturday – Research, Technology, and Activism in Action Saturday was structured around three practical tracks, where participants rotated through sessions designed to build hands-on skills: Research Track: Participants…
Bahram Sintash
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I would like to…
UTJD Concludes Workshop 2025
Workshop 2025 – Oslo, September 6–7, 2025 This year’s UTJD…
Asiye Ishaq
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am originally from…
Aynur Memet
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am originally from…
Aminem Osman
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I live in Stockholm,…
Abdurahman Tohti
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am from Beshtugmen…
Voices for Freedom
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) recently joined the event…
Abdurahman Memet
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am originally from…
Reflecting on UTJD’s Highlights in 2024
UTJD’s Commitment to Technology and Research in 2024 resulted in…
Panel Discussion Highlights: Remolding the Uyghurs to Fit the Han-Ethnocentric Mold
On March 4, the University of Oslo Library hosted a…
UTJD’s Second Book
get your copy on amazon We have self-published our second…
100 Camp Testimonies Book is published
100 Camp Testimonies: Arbitrary Incarceration, Forced Labor, Forced Abortion/Sterilization, and…
Tursunay Ziyawudun
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am ethnically Uyghur,…
Baqitali Nur
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I was born in…
Bahram Sintash
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I would like to testify for my father Qurban Mamut, and to give an additional testimony for the destruction…
Asiye Ishaq
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am originally from Turpan, East Turkistan. I came to Turkey in August 2013. I would like to testify for…
Forced labor harms people — our concern can help stop it
Recently, Norwegian TV2 published an article on Temu, raising serious concerns about the company’s links to forced labor. The report has sparked public debate about…
How Can Human Rights Organizations Contribute to Ethical Trade and Due Diligence?
An example that offers valuable insight into this question is the ongoing discussion between the Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD), the Rafto Foundation, and Statkraft, one of Norway’s…
Panel Discussion Highlights: Remolding the Uyghurs to Fit the Han-Ethnocentric Mold
On March 4, the University of Oslo Library hosted a panel discussion on the systematic oppression and forced assimilation of Uyghurs in East Turkistan. The…
Reflecting on UTJD’s Highlights in 2024
UTJD’s Commitment to Technology and Research in 2024 resulted in achieving several meaningful milestones this year. UTJD remains focused on growing its capacity, enhancing its…
UTJD Workshop 2025 – Oslo, Norway
September 5-7, 2025 https://www.utjd.org/news/utjd-workshop-2025/
Forced Deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand to China Sparks Global Condemnation – UTJD https://www.utjd.org/news/forced-deportation-of-uyghurs-from-thailand-to-china-sparks-global-condemnation/
In January, UTJD published the report “Confirmatory and Additional Accounts of Oppression and the Intents behind the Relaxation of Entry into East Turkistan“. The report examines uncovers the hidden motives behind what appears to be a more open policy.