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

Human rights groups reported that Bangkok had prepared to send 48 Uighurs to China, who have been detained for 10 years in centers for undocumented migrants in Thailand. According to these organizations, these members of the Uighur Muslim community fled China 10 years ago and live in constant fear of being repatriated. Beijing is accused of human rights violations in the Xinjiang region, where Uighurs make up the majority of the population. Thai…

Grupos de defesa dos direitos humanos denunciaram que Banguecoque se preparara para enviar para a China 48 uigures, que estão detidos há 10 ano em centros destinados aos migrantes indocumentados na Tailândia.     Segundo estas organizações, estes membros da comunidade muçulmana dos uigures fugiram da China há 10 anos e vivem no medo constante de serem repatriados. Pequim é acusado de violações dos direitos humanos na região do Xinjiang, na qual …

ONU apela à Tailândia para que não expulse 50 uigures para a China

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UN calls on Thailand not to expel 50 Uighurs to China

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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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Thailand faces UN pressure over potential deportation of Uyghurs, amid fears of persecution in 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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UN urges Thailand not to deport Uyghurs to China

The United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights today appealed to Thailand not to expel about fifty
of Uighurs, detained in centers for undocumented migrants, to a country where
can be “mistreated”.
Human rights groups have reported that Bangkok
Have you prepared to send 48 Uighurs, who have been detained for 10 years, to China
in centers for undocumented migrants in Thailand. 
According to these organizations, these members of

O Alto-Comissariado da Organização das Nações Unidas para os
Direitos do Homem apelou hoje à Tailândia para que não expulse uma cinquentena
de uigures, detidos em centros para migrantes indocumentados, para um país onde
podem ser "maltratados".
Grupos de defesa dos direitos humanos denunciaram que Banguecoque
se preparara para enviar para a China 48 uigures, que estão detidos há 10 ano
em centros destinados aos migrantes indocumentados na Tailân…

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GENEVA: The UN indicated on 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.
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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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Forgotten Voices: The Uyghurs Facing Deportation From Thailand to China

GENEVA, Jan 25 — The UN indicated Friday it was urging Thailand not to send dozens of detained Uyghurs to any country wh......

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The United Nations on Friday urged Thailand to refrain from deporting dozens of detained Uyghurs to any country where they could face significant harm after reports that the Thai authorities were preparing to send them to China. Rights groups have raised alarms that 48 Uyghur detainees held in immigration centres across Thailand may soon be deported. The Uyghurs, who fled China’s Xinjiang region over a decade ago, live in constant fear of being …

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UN Urges Thailand to Halt Deportation of Uyghurs to China

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.

联合国星期五(1月24日)表示，该机构敦促泰国不要将数十名被拘押的维吾尔人遣返回任何可能对他们造成“重大”伤害的国家，此前有报道称泰国计划将这些人遣返中国。

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

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