Rushan Abbas

Rushan Abbas is the Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, a non-profit organization which advocates for the human rights and democratic freedoms of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples. She started her activism work as a student, participating in the pro-democracy demonstrations at Xinjiang University in 1985 and 1988 and continues to frequently brief US lawmakers and officials on the human rights situation in her native region. She regularly appears on media outlets to advocate for the Uyghur cause and gives public speeches in universities and think tanks. She currently resides in Herndon, Virginia.