UHRP Change of Leadership

May 17, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. EDT
Contact: Justinian Rudelson Ben-Adam (214) 601-1653, Omer Kanat (202) 790-1795

The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) announces the election of former Vice Chair, Dr. Justinian Rudelson Ben-Adam, as the new Board Chair of UHRP. The board accepted the resignation of the former Chair, Nury Turkel, on May 15. Mr. Turkel was a co-founder of UHRP and served as a board member and Chair from 2016. 

The new chair, Dr. Justinian Rudelson Ben-Adam, has served as a board member of the Uyghur Human Rights Project since 2016. His bio can be found here.

Note: this statement has been updated to include more details about the former Chair and the newly elected Chair.