Canada has accepted the final three Uyghurs from Thai immigration detention, closing a long chapter of international concern over their treatment and risk of forced return to China.
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The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning Thailand’s deportation of Uyghurs to China. The resolution calls on Thailand to halt the return of Uyghurs to China and urges EU member states to suspend extradition agreements with China.
According to sources, the United States, Canada, and Australia had offered to resettle the Uyghurs before Thailand deported them to China. However, Thailand has disregarded these offers for fear of upsetting China.
UNHRC Chief Turk, condemns deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand to China, says "clear violation of international human rights laws and standards”.
The US "strongly" condemned Thailand for forcibly deporting at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where he said they faced "genocide and crimes against humanity".
The deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand to China, despite human rights concerns, has caused deep insecurity among the Uyghur community and profound disappointment over the reluctance of democratic nations to provide them refuge for the past 11 years.
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) urgently reiterated its demands for the Thai government to immediately stop the planned deportation of 48 Uyghur refugees to China, which is scheduled for February 27, 2025.
A Thai lawyer has filed an appeal with a Thai court for the release of 42 Uyghurs who have been detained in Thailand for over ten years, contending that their lengthy imprisonment has been illegal.
UN experts urged Thailand to halt the transfer of 48 Uyghurs to China.
Noting that 5 Uyghurs, including 2 children, died in poor detention conditions, they called for humane treatment, medical care, and asylum procedures.
More than 130 academics from various countries have signed a statement urging Thai authorities not to deport detained Uyghurs to China and emphasized the need to provide them with a safe haven.
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China has called on the Thai Government to refrain from deporting 48 Uyghurs to China and to allow them safe passage…
U.S. Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio said he would lobby Thailand to prevent the deportation of 48 Uyghurs to China, where they could face persecution.
US Rep. Chris Smith: "If Thailand acquiesces to this pressure from China, it would be viewed unfavorably by the incoming Trump Administration and Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, with whom I have worked closely on Uyghur human rights issues."