US pressure mounts on Thailand over 48 Uyghur detainees as hunger strike continues

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US pressure mounts on Thailand over 48 Uyghur detainees as hunger strike continues

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 the U.S. State Department, U.N. officials and activists voicing concern. “By international human rights standards, such a prolonged hunger strike requires authorities to address grievances and ensure the detainees’ well-being,” said Rushan Abbas, executive di…

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Thailand faces UN pressure over potential deportation of Uyghurs, amid fears of persecution in China

GENEVA, Jan 25 — The UN indicated Friday it was urging Thailand not to send dozens of detained Uyghurs to any country where they risk “significant” harm, after reported plans to deport them to China. Rights groups have warned that Bangkok is preparing to deport imminently a group of 48 members of China’s mostly Muslim Uyghur minority, who are being held in immigration centres around Thailand. The groups said they fled China – which has been accu…

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The United Nations said on Friday it had urged Thailand not to deport dozens of detained Uighurs to any country where they could suffer "significant" harm, following reports that Thailand planned to send them back to China.

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UN urges Thailand not to deport Uyghurs to China

GENEVA, Switzerland —The UN indicated Friday it was urging Thailand not to send dozens of detained Uyghurs to any country where they risk “significant” harm, after reported plans to deport them to China. Rights groups have warned that Bangkok is preparing to deport imminently a group of 48 members of China’s mostly Muslim Uyghur minority, who are being held in immigration centres around Thailand. The groups said they fled China — which has been …

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Forgotten Voices: The Uyghurs Facing Deportation From Thailand to China

The fate of these 48 men has become a litmus test for human rights in Southeast Asia, with far-reaching implications that extend beyond the borders of Thailand and China.

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Meeks Urges Thailand to Uphold Human Rights

Tweet Washington, DC –  Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement on the possible deportation of Uyghurs in Thailand to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).    “I am deeply concerned that Thailand may yield to PRC pressure to repatriate 48 Uyghurs who fled persecution and genocide in China in 2014 and have sought refugee status. Based on extensive evidence from…