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February 28, 2025

Thailand Deports Uyghurs to China Despite Warnings over Imprisonment and Torture
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Thailand has deported 40 Uyghur asylum seekers to China, ignoring
warnings from human rights groups that they will likely face torture and
imprisonment if returned. The group of asylum seekers fled China,
seeking protection in Thailand, where they were instead arrested in 2014
and detained for over a decade. This is U.N. high commissioner for human
rights spokesperson Liz Throssell.

Liz Throssell: "Their deportation violates the principle of
non-refoulement for which there is a complete prohibition in cases where
there is a real risk of torture, ill-treatment or other irreparable harm
upon their return."

China has been accused of human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims
that may amount to crimes against humanity


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