Dolkun Isa

Dolkun Isa (Uyghur: دولقۇن ئەيسا; born 2 September 1967) is a Uyghur activist based in Germany, who was the third President of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and now serves as the President of the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM). He previously served as the General Secretary and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the WUC. He has presented Uyghur human rights issues to the UN Human Rights Council, European Parliament, European governments and international human rights organizations. The Chinese government has labelled him a terrorist for his advocacy since 2003. While he was studying at Xinjiang University, he led a student demonstration on 15 June 1988 in Ürümqi against alleged discrimination and unfair treatment of Uyghurs and was expelled from the school later that year. He continued his studies in Beijing from 1990 to 1994. In November 1996, he played an important role in establishing the World Uyghur Youth Congress in Germany and served as Executive Chairman and President. In April 2004, he played an important role in the establishment of the WUC. He also served as the Vice-President of UNPO.