.@UN experts urged in a statement today that Thailand must immediately halt the deportation of 48 Uyghurs to China where they will be subject to human rights violations. Thailand must uphold the Convention Against Torture and its own Anti-Torture Act and refrain from deporting Uyghur refugees.
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Thai authorities denied Wednesday there was an immediate plan to send back to China 48 Uyghurs held in the country's detention centres, after UN experts warned the group could face torture if they return.
The Uyghurs fled China -- which has been accused of grave human rights abuses in Xinjiang region against the ethnic group -- more than a decade ago and live in constant fear of being sent back.
Rights groups have said the Thai government plans to return them imminently, and on Tuesday United Nations experts urged authorities to "to immediately halt" the possible transfer.
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