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September 23, 2004

The Rafto Memorial Prize for 2004 is awarded to Rebiya Kadeer in Norway, from the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR), the People's Republic of China. Kadeer is a prisoner of conscience and a prominent symbol of the Uighurs' struggle for basic human rights, the Rafto Foundation states.Through this award, the Rafto Foundation directs a strong appeal to the Chinese government to respect and protect the civil, economic and cultural rights of the Uighurs as well as other minorities in China.

Thu Jan 27, 1:18 AM 2005. Four daughters of Rebiya Kadeer with a photo of their mother at a special ceremony at the US Congress in honor of Kadeer after she was named winner of the Norwegian Rafto prize(AFP/File/Joyce Naltchayan)