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| '''Huseyincan Celil''' ({{lang-zh|侯赛因江·贾里力}}; born in ] in 1969) is an ] |
'''Huseyincan Celil''' ({{lang-zh|侯赛因江·贾里力}}; born in ] in 1969) is an ] imam and ] human rights activist. However, the governments of ] and ] both say that 'Huseyincan Celil' is an alias for '''Guler Dilaver''' (born 1953). In 2006 a Chinese court found him guilt of comitting terrorist attacks in ] and ]. He is serving a prison sentence in China.<ref name=CBC>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/06/27/cdn-china.html|date=2006-06-27|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=2007-01-18|title=Canadian citizen extradited to China could be put to death}}</ref> | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| In 1994, before he emigrated to Canada, police arrested and imprisoned Celil |
In 1994, before he emigrated to Canada, Chinese police arrested and imprisoned Celil. Celil maintains that his arrest and imprisonment were for his political activities,<ref name=CBC2>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/08/10/ceyil-trial.html?ref=rss|date=2006-08-10|accessdate=2007-01-18|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|title=China tries Canadian on terrorism charges}}</ref> and police tortured him during his incarceration.<ref name=PoliticsWatch>{{cite news|title=Liberal MP takes up cause of Canadian accused of terrorism charges|url=http://www.politicswatch.com/celil-june15-2006.htm|date=2006-06-15|accessdate=2007-01-18|publisher=Politics Watch|last=St. Martin|first=Romeo}}</ref> He escaped from China by way of ] and ], and sought asylum in ] through the ]. After the UNHCR granted him refugee status pursuant to the ], the ] designated him a refugee and gave him citizenship.<ref name=TorontoStar>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/article/154148|title=Harper's tough talk on China not a surprise|date=2006-11-18|accessdate=2007-01-19|publisher=Toronto Star}}</ref> He arrived in Canada in 2001, and later acquired Canadian citizenship and began serving as an ] at a ] in ].{{fact}} He lived in Canada with his wife and three of his six children. He says the Chinese government prevented his other three children from emigrating to Canada.<ref name=CBC/> As of June 2006 his wife Kamila is pregnant again.<ref name=RFE>{{cite news|title=Uzbekistan: Family demands release of Uyghur imam extradited to China|publisher=Radio Free Europe|accessdate=2007-01-19|first=Breffni|last=O'Rourke|date=2006-06-30}}</ref> | ||
| ==Arrest and trial== | ==Arrest and trial== | ||
| In early 2006 Celil travelled to Uzbekistan with his wife in order to visit her relatives and to try to get his other three children out of China, a trip that would end in his deportation to China.<ref name=CBC/> On ], ] Uzbek police arrested, detained, and held Celil incommunicado while in ], attempting to renew his visitor's visa. |
In early 2006 Celil travelled to Uzbekistan with his wife in order to visit her relatives and to try to get his other three children out of China, a trip that would end in his deportation to China.<ref name=CBC/> On ], ] Uzbek police arrested, detained, and held Celil incommunicado while in ], attempting to renew his visitor's visa. An Uzbek government spokesman said Celil and Dilaver are the same person. Dilaver, a man born in 1953, had been placed on the ] watch list by the Kyrgyz government in 2002 after he attacked a Chinese delegation from ]. The Canadian government requested his release and return to Canada, but the Uzbek government extradited him to ], where he had already been convicted in absentia and could face the death penalty.<ref name=PoliticsWatch/> Chris MacLeod, the Celil family's lawyer, criticized the Uzbek government for detaining a Canadian citizen without notifying his respective embassy, and called on the Canadian government to be more forceful in protecting the rights of its overseas citizens.<ref name=RFE/> | ||
| After his extradition Celil went on trial in China again in August 2006 on charges of terrorism.<ref name=CBC2/> His name had been mentioned earlier in the sentencing documents of ], another Uyghur who had allegedly been his accomplice in an attack on a Chinese delegation visiting Xinjiang.<ref name=RFE/> Embassy spokeswoman Jennie Chen said that at the time the Chinese government offered assurances to the Canadian embassy that they would not apply the ].<ref name=CBC2/> However, the Chinese government treated him as a ], and did not recognize Canadian citizenship.<ref>The ] does not recognise ].</ref> Celil began serving a 15-year prison sentence in November 2006.<ref name=HamiltonSpectator>{{cite news|url=http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/national/n111563A.html|date=2006-11-15|title=Canada will not sell out values in exchange for dollars in China: Harper|last=Ditchburn|first=Jennifer|publisher=Hamilton Spectator|accessdate=2007-01-18}}</ref> | After his extradition Celil went on trial in China again in August 2006 on charges of terrorism.<ref name=CBC2/> His name had been mentioned earlier in the sentencing documents of ], another Uyghur who had allegedly been his accomplice in an attack on a Chinese delegation visiting Xinjiang.<ref name=RFE/> Embassy spokeswoman Jennie Chen said that at the time the Chinese government offered assurances to the Canadian embassy that they would not apply the ].<ref name=CBC2/> However, the Chinese government treated him as a ], and did not recognize Canadian citizenship.<ref>The ] does not recognise ].</ref> Celil began serving a 15-year prison sentence in November 2006.<ref name=HamiltonSpectator>{{cite news|url=http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/national/n111563A.html|date=2006-11-15|title=Canada will not sell out values in exchange for dollars in China: Harper|last=Ditchburn|first=Jennifer|publisher=Hamilton Spectator|accessdate=2007-01-18}}</ref> | ||
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Huseyincan Celil (Chinese: 侯赛因江·贾里力; born in Kashgar in 1969) is an Uyghur imam and Canadian human rights activist. However, the governments of China and Uzbekistan both say that 'Huseyincan Celil' is an alias for Guler Dilaver (born 1953). In 2006 a Chinese court found him guilt of comitting terrorist attacks in Xinjiang and Kyrgystan. He is serving a prison sentence in China.
Early life
In 1994, before he emigrated to Canada, Chinese police arrested and imprisoned Celil. Celil maintains that his arrest and imprisonment were for his political activities, and police tortured him during his incarceration. He escaped from China by way of Kyrgyzstan and Turkey, and sought asylum in Ankara through the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. After the UNHCR granted him refugee status pursuant to the Geneva Convention, the Government of Canada designated him a refugee and gave him citizenship. He arrived in Canada in 2001, and later acquired Canadian citizenship and began serving as an imam at a mosque in Hamilton, Ontario. He lived in Canada with his wife and three of his six children. He says the Chinese government prevented his other three children from emigrating to Canada. As of June 2006 his wife Kamila is pregnant again.
Arrest and trial
In early 2006 Celil travelled to Uzbekistan with his wife in order to visit her relatives and to try to get his other three children out of China, a trip that would end in his deportation to China. On March 27, 2006 Uzbek police arrested, detained, and held Celil incommunicado while in Tashkent, attempting to renew his visitor's visa. An Uzbek government spokesman said Celil and Dilaver are the same person. Dilaver, a man born in 1953, had been placed on the Interpol watch list by the Kyrgyz government in 2002 after he attacked a Chinese delegation from Xinjiang. The Canadian government requested his release and return to Canada, but the Uzbek government extradited him to China, where he had already been convicted in absentia and could face the death penalty. Chris MacLeod, the Celil family's lawyer, criticized the Uzbek government for detaining a Canadian citizen without notifying his respective embassy, and called on the Canadian government to be more forceful in protecting the rights of its overseas citizens.
After his extradition Celil went on trial in China again in August 2006 on charges of terrorism. His name had been mentioned earlier in the sentencing documents of Ismail Semed, another Uyghur who had allegedly been his accomplice in an attack on a Chinese delegation visiting Xinjiang. Embassy spokeswoman Jennie Chen said that at the time the Chinese government offered assurances to the Canadian embassy that they would not apply the death penalty. However, the Chinese government treated him as a Chinese national, and did not recognize Canadian citizenship. Celil began serving a 15-year prison sentence in November 2006.
References
- ^ "Canadian citizen extradited to China could be put to death". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-06-27. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ "China tries Canadian on terrorism charges". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-08-10. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ St. Martin, Romeo (2006-06-15). "Liberal MP takes up cause of Canadian accused of terrorism charges". Politics Watch. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- "Harper's tough talk on China not a surprise". Toronto Star. 2006-11-18. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ O'Rourke, Breffni (2006-06-30). "Uzbekistan: Family demands release of Uyghur imam extradited to China". Radio Free Europe.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - The Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China does not recognise dual citizenship.
- Ditchburn, Jennifer (2006-11-15). "Canada will not sell out values in exchange for dollars in China: Harper". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
External links
- Initiative to save Huseyin Celil
- Made By China Blog Support
- Hamilton Spectator Apr 7, 2006
- Canadian Press April 5, 2006
- Canadian citizen extradited to China could be put to death
- Toronto Star: Wife begs China to release husband facing execution; Former activist accused of terrorism; Canadian consulate has had no success July 21, 2006