The case of Mr. Dolkun Isa was included in the 2017 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/36/31, para. 29), in the context of his participation in the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples in New York. On 28 July 2018, six special procedures mandated holders expressed serious concern regarding attempts by the Government to prevent Mr. Isa from participating in United Nations fora, which they stated may aim to “prevent the sharing of information with United Nations human rights bodies about the human rights situation of the Uyghur minority in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China” (CHN 13/2018). 127 [...] 32. Concerning the case of Mr. Dolkun Isa, the Government indicated that he is a designated terrorist by the Chinese Government, seriously threatening national security and spreading international terrorist activities. The World Uyghur Congress of which he is chairman has incited the “East Turkistan Islamist movement” to carry out violent and extremist activities in the Xinjiang region and has arranged for individuals in China to travel abroad illegally to Syria and elsewhere to join the “jihad.” It is the view of the Government that he, in the guise of “human rights” and “ethnic independence,” incited extremism and hatred and engaged in separatist activities, undermining China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, which is against the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

The case of Mr. Dolkun Isa was included in the 2019 and 2017 reports of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/42/30, para. 46 and Annex II, paras. 27, 32; A/HRC/36/31, para. 29) on allegations of attempts by the Government to prevent his participation in UN fora (CHN 13/2018). 29 It was reported to OHCHR that during the reporting period additional attempts were made to prevent the participation of Mr. Dolkun Isa in UN fora, including sessions of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.