UN experts urge Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to …
Jan 22, 2025 · In 2015, Thailand deported 100 Uyghurs to China, sparking international outcry. The fate and whereabouts of those returned are unknown, UN experts said last year.
Thailand must immediately halt deportation of 48 Uyghurs to …
Jan 21, 2025 · GENEVA – The Government of Thailand must immediately halt the possible transfer of 48 Uyghurs to the People’s Republic of China, UN experts* said today, warning that the group was at real risk of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment if they are returned.“The treatment of the Uyghur minority …
Forgotten Voices: The Uyghurs Facing Deportation From Thailand …
5 days ago · Thai authorities apprehended them near the Malaysian border, part of a larger group of over 350 Uyghurs attempting to reach Turkiye – a country with strong cultural ties to the Uyghur people and ...
'Hell on earth': Deportation looms for Uyghurs held in Thailand
Jan 20, 2025 · The last time Thailand deported Uyghur asylum seekers was in July 2015. Without warning, it put 109 of them onto a plane back to China, prompting a storm of protest from governments and human ...
Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation, …
Jan 11, 2025 · A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back.
U.N. experts urge Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China
Jan 22, 2025 · Diplomats and security analysts said Thailand’s 2015 deportation of Uyghurs to China led to a deadly bomb attack a month later at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people in what was the worst ...
Fearing Deportation, Uyghurs Held in Thailand Go on Hunger Strike
Jan 19, 2025 · The persecution prompted thousands of Uyghurs to flee. The detainees in Thailand were part of a wave of more than 300 who left China in 2014 using the Southeast Asian country as a transit point in ...
Uyghurs detained in Thailand for more than a decade say they …
Jan 11, 2025 · BANGKOK (AP) — A group of Uyghur men who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists and family members who...
Thailand: Don’t Send Uyghurs to China | Human Rights Watch
Jan 17, 2025 · (Bangkok) – A group of 48 Uyghur men who have been held for over a decade in Thai detention face risks of enforced disappearance, long-term imprisonment, torture, and other severe mistreatment if...
US pressure mounts on Thailand over 48 Uyghur detainees as …
4 days ago · WASHINGTON — The plight of 48 Uyghur detainees in Thailand has drawn international scrutiny as the group’s hunger strike protesting their possible return to China stretches into day 15 with ...