{"id":800,"date":"2024-10-12T03:08:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T03:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/news\/?p=800"},"modified":"2024-10-17T05:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T05:20:39","slug":"no-one-is-safe-an-analysis-based-on-uyghur-transitional-justice-database","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/news\/no-one-is-safe-an-analysis-based-on-uyghur-transitional-justice-database\/","title":{"rendered":"No one is safe: An analysis based on the Uyghur Transitional Justice Database"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The following analysis is based on the data provided by the Uyghur Transitional Justice Database in the 2020 report, “The Persecution of Uyghurs in East Turkistan”.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic composition of our dataset on internees is as follows:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

243<\/strong> or 15.4%<\/strong> are female, 1,337<\/strong> or 84.6%<\/strong> are male, 13<\/strong> unclear (1,593 in total)<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Profession<\/th>Number<\/th>Ratio<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Actor\/Actress<\/td>18<\/td>3.52%<\/td><\/tr>
Architect<\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Astronomer<\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Writer<\/td>13<\/td>2.54%<\/td><\/tr>
Butcher<\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Chef\/Cook<\/td>3<\/td>0.59%<\/td><\/tr>
Designer<\/td>5<\/td>0.98%<\/td><\/tr>
Doctor<\/td>19<\/td>3.71%<\/td><\/tr>
Engineer<\/td>11<\/td>2.15%<\/td><\/tr>
Factory worker<\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Farmer<\/td>19<\/td>3.71%<\/td><\/tr>
Hairdresser<\/td>3<\/td>0.59%<\/td><\/tr>
Journalist<\/td>8<\/td>1.56%<\/td><\/tr>
Lawyer<\/td>6<\/td>1.17%<\/td><\/tr>
Lecturer<\/td>6<\/td>1.17%<\/td><\/tr>
Librarian<\/td>2<\/td>0.39%<\/td><\/tr>
Nurse <\/td>3<\/td>0.59%<\/td><\/tr>
Pharmacist <\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Photographer<\/td>2<\/td>0.39%<\/td><\/tr>
Police Officer<\/td>6<\/td>1.17%<\/td><\/tr>
Realtor<\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Scientist<\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Secretary<\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Tailor<\/td>3<\/td>0.59%<\/td><\/tr>
Taxi-driver<\/td>2<\/td>0.39%<\/td><\/tr>
Teacher<\/td>68<\/td>13.28%<\/td><\/tr>
Bookkeeper<\/td>5<\/td>0.98%<\/td><\/tr>
Businessperson<\/td>52<\/td>10.16%<\/td><\/tr>
Civil Servant<\/td>20<\/td>3.91%<\/td><\/tr>
Craftsman<\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Editor<\/td>44<\/td>8.59<\/td><\/tr>
Newly Graduated<\/td>1<\/td>0.20%<\/td><\/tr>
In the Judiciary<\/td>5<\/td>0.98%<\/td><\/tr>
Linguist<\/td>3<\/td>0.59%<\/td><\/tr>
Head of a Department (under a provincial
government)<\/td>		2<\/td>0.39%<\/td><\/tr>
Poet<\/td>14<\/td>2.73%<\/td><\/tr>
Professor<\/td>18<\/td>3.52%<\/td><\/tr>
Clergyman<\/td>22<\/td>4.30%<\/td><\/tr>
Researcher<\/td>12<\/td>2.34%<\/td><\/tr>
Sportsman<\/td>2<\/td>0.39%<\/td><\/tr>
Student<\/td>99<\/td>19.34%<\/td><\/tr>
Village Communist Cadre<\/td>2<\/td>0.39%<\/td><\/tr>
Webmaster<\/td>5<\/td>0.98%<\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>512<\/strong><\/td>100.00%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Educational Background<\/strong><\/th>Number<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Bachelor\u2019s Degree<\/td>298<\/td><\/tr>
Junior College for Professional Training (\u2f24\u4e13)<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
High School<\/td>76<\/td><\/tr>
Master\u2019s Degree<\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
Middle School<\/td>98<\/td><\/tr>
No education<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
PhD<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
Primary School<\/td>54<\/td><\/tr>
Professor<\/td>16<\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>587<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As illustrated in the above tables, 162<\/strong> have either primary\/middle school education or no  education at all, while over 300<\/strong> have a university degree. However, it may not be a representative  sample since the educational background is known for only 1\/3<\/strong> of the entire dataset.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average age for females is 44<\/strong>, for males 38.3<\/strong>, and for the whole dataset is 39<\/strong>, though we  only managed to procure the age info of 1,017<\/strong> of the total 1,593<\/strong> people.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As listed above 586<\/strong> or 57.6%<\/strong> of the total dataset are aged 35<\/strong> or above, which indicates that  these internees are not in an age group that would normally receive job training in East Turkistan.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regional distribution of the interned is as follows:  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

City<\/th>Numbers Registered<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Aqsu<\/td>39<\/td><\/tr>
Atush<\/td>32<\/td><\/tr>
Bortala<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Ghulja<\/td>80<\/td><\/tr>
Khotan<\/td>31<\/td><\/tr>
Korla<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
Qaramay<\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
Kashgar<\/td>136<\/td><\/tr>
Qumul<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Sanji<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Turpan<\/td>28<\/td><\/tr>
\u00dcr\u00fcmchi<\/td>193<\/td><\/tr>
n\/a<\/td>1013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Grand Total<\/strong><\/td>1593<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In our collected data, only 1\/3 of the internees\u2019 place of internment was known, and given that  the sampling of this dataset is not random, it may not represent the overall geographical  internment pattern across East Turkistan. \u00dcr\u00fcmchi might have a higher representation simply  because more data was collected concerning \u00dcr\u00fcmchi internees, which could be attributed to better  communication, or maybe other confounding factors.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the 1,503<\/strong> that were detained\/interned in 2016<\/strong> or later (or for whom no date of arrest is  known), only 69<\/strong> are shown as released, although this is a variable where information is  problematic, because detainees\/internees might be released without the knowledge of their  relatives outside of China. Even if that were the case, the known rate of release is still very low (i.e.  4.6%)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The religious status of the detainees\/internees is only known for about 1\/3<\/strong> of them. Of the 658 <\/strong> for whom it is registered, 54<\/strong> are shown as not practicing or not religious, 532<\/strong> as practicing, and 71<\/strong>  as religious scholars. However, the exact meaning of \u201cpracticing\u201d is not well defined, and most  Uyghurs might be categorized as such. Nevertheless, the share of religious scholars is quite high.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of 545<\/strong> for which Chinese language skills are shown, 131<\/strong> are shown to have no or only basic  skills, with about 1\/3<\/strong> or 168<\/strong> being fluent. Clearly, the camps hold many people who either have a  good education, or have good or exceptionally good Chinese language skills, or both.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With respect to the health condition, only 379<\/strong> people have such data point registered, and most  (299) of whom were healthy. This is likely to a degree dependent on age, given that not few in  detention are elderly.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, this dataset broadly confirms our existing knowledge that the camps do not primarily or  only hold young people with little education or no jobs, but also substantial shares of people who  are some or all of the below:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Of middle or older age<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Well-educated<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Holding good jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Speaking Chinese well  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Contrary to the propaganda images, the vast majority of detainees\/internees are men, often  middle-aged. This is consistent with other data indicating that the Chinese regime\u2019s internment  campaign has primarily targeted heads of households. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Source: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cThe persecution of Uyghurs in East Turkistan\u201d Authors:<\/em><\/strong> Erkin K\u00e2inat; Adrian Zenz; Adiljan Abdurihim<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Link:<\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/register\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/the_persecution_of_uyghurs_hard_copy.pdf
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