UN urges Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to China …
4 hours ago · 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.
'Hell on earth': China deportation looms for Uyghurs held in Thailand …
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 ...
UN experts urge Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China
7 hours ago · 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 ...
Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and …
Jan 11, 2025 · In 2015, Thailand deported 109 detainees to China against their will, prompting an international outcry. Another group of 173 Uyghurs, mostly women and children, were sent to Turkey, leaving 53 Uyghurs stuck in Thai immigration detention and seeking asylum.
UN experts urge Thailand to halt deportation of 48 Uyghurs to …
11 hours ago · The four dozen Uyghurs have been detained at Thailand’s Immigration Detention Center since 2014 after attempting to use the Southeast Asian nation to escape persecution in China. “The treatment of the Uyghur minority in China is well-documented,” said the experts, collectively known as the Special Procedures of the U.N.’s Human Rights ...
Fearing Deportation, Uyghurs Held in Thailand Go on Hunger Strike
3 days ago · 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 ...
Thailand must immediately halt deportation of 48 Uyghurs to …
18 hours ago · 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 …
'Hell on earth': Deportation looms for Uyghurs held in Thailand
1 day ago · 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 ...
Thailand: Don’t Send Uyghurs to China | Human Rights Watch
4 days ago · A group of 48 Uyghur men who have been held for over a decade in Thai immigration detention face risks of enforced disappearance, long-term imprisonment, torture, and other severe mistreatment if ...
Thailand urged not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China
Jan 13, 2025 · UPDATED at 10:41 A.M. ET on 01-14-2025. A human rights group has urged Thailand not to deport to China 48 Uyghurs who have languished for more than a decade in detention, saying their safety and ...
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