Amnesty warns Thailand against deporting two Uyghur men to China
Amnesty International has urged Thailand not to return two detained Uyghur men to China, warning that they could face torture or enforced disappearance. Thailand’s National Security Council (NSC), meanwhile, says the men face Chinese arrest warrants and that any extradition must follow legal procedures. Both positions were reported yesterday, November 4, after the two men … The story Amnesty…
Amnesty International has cautioned Thailand against deporting two formerly detained Uyghur men to China, citing fears of torture or enforced disappearance. The two men, released on royal pardons on October 21, are now held at Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Centre. Their fate remains uncertain, with China and another nation both under consideration as potential destinations.
The men are among five Uyghurs still in Thailand, following a March 2014 mass detention of over 300 individuals who fled persecution in China’s Xinjiang region. In June 2015, Thailand deported 109 of the original group to China, and five men later attempted to escape in 2020, leading to their imprisonment. Amnesty's Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, warned that returning the two recently pardoned men to China would put them at risk of serious human rights violations.
The group argued that the men had previously expressed fears for their lives upon return to China and had not consented to their deportation.
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