Dr. Gulshan Abbas

China (Xinjiang)

Dr. Abbas was forcibly disappeared on 10 September 2018, in retaliation for her sister Rushan Abbas’ public advocacy in the United States against the persecution of Uyghurs in China a few days prior.

She has multiple health concerns that require medication and medical attention, including severe high blood pressure, back pain often leading to immobilisation, osteoporosis, and recurring migraines. Both her eyes have undergone multiple surgeries and require monitoring. 

Dr. Abbas has been arbitrarily detained since 2018 and held incommunicado most of that time.

In June 2024, UN experts sent a letter to the Chinese authorities and later released a statement on Dr. Abbas’ situation. Under mounting pressure from UN bodies and Western governments, Beijing finally disclosed Dr. Abbas’ whereabouts, sentence, and stated date of release, scheduled for 2038.