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.

The petition concerns the fate of 43 Uyghur Muslims from China’s Xinjiang region, who have languished in an immigration ...

A Thai court said on Tuesday it saw merit in a petition to free 43 Uyghurs who have spent more than a decade in detention, ordering the head of the country’s Immigration Bureau to appear for ...

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 ...

On January 22, 2025, several UN experts published a statement indicating that the Government of Thailand must immediately halt the possible transfer of 48 Uyghurs to the People’s Republic of China.

Thai authorities should not forcibly return Uyghur asylum seekers to China.

Uyghurs detained in Thailand for more than a decade are at risk of being sent back to China, sparking urgent calls for ...

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. A group of Uyghur ...

But last month, Marco Rubio, while fielding questions from fellow U.S. senators considering his nomination to be secretary of state, vowed to lobby Thailand not to send back a group of 48 Uyghur men ...

BANGKOK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - United Nations human rights experts have urged Thailand not to send 48 Uyghurs in its custody back to China, warning they are at risk of torture, ill-treatment and ...