Thailand deports 48 Ujgur in China despite the worries of human rights | Of the seamstresses
The UN -High Job for Refugees says “deeply complaining” relocation and denies Bangkok’s violation of international law.
Thailand deported at least 40 Uh In the Chinese region of Xinjiang, despite the strong complaints of activists and human rights groups, who warned that they were deported threatened to torture, poor treatment and “irreparable damage” if they return.
Thai Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed the deportation on Thursday, saying Reuters to the news agency that China had given the certainty that Unars would be sent back to Xinjiang.
In the early hours of Thursday, several trucks with windows covered with a black ribbon were seen leaving the Bangkok immigration center, where 48 Ujgur were held, pictures showed in reports on domestic media.
Hours later, unplanned China Southern Airlines Flight left Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok to land six hours later Kašgar In the Chinese region of Xinjiang, according to the flying tracker Flighthradar24.
For years, groups of real accused China of widespread abuse, including Mass detention of ujgurMostly a Muslim ethnic minority, which has about 10 million in the western region of Xinjiang. Beijing rejects these claims.
Last month, the UN rights experts declared themselves with the Thai government not deported 48 Ujgur, warning that they had threatened the persecution. 48 were part of a group of 300 that fled from China and were arrested in 2014. Some were sent to China and others in Turkiya, with the rest he was in Thailand. At least Two died in custody.
On Thursday, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security announced that 40 Chinese “illegal migrants were” deported from Thailand “in accordance with … International Law”.
It was asked specifically whether the group included in the detainees of the detainees, Peking’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they only had “Chinese nationality”.
“Reprints … were a concrete measure of cooperation between (China and Thailand) in the fight against cross -border crimes,” said Ministry spokesman Lin Jian at regular news briefing.
The Chinese State News Agency, Xinhua, also confirmed the deportation, saying that 40 Chinese were “fascinated by criminal organizations” and stranded in Thailand. The report says their families have repeatedly asked the Chinese government to help them return.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra refused to confirm the news earlier on Thursday.
“This type of question, for any country, must follow the law, international process and human rights,” she told reporters without detail.
The UN Commissioner for refugees later condemned the move, saying that “he deeply regrets the deportation” performed by the Thai government.
“This is a clear violation of the principle of unprecedented and obligation of the royal Thai government under international law,” said Rovendrini Menikwiwela, an assistant to the UNHCR High Commissioner.
Cross Cultural Foundation, a Thai Human Rights Group, said she would apply to a direct investigation into a court on Thursday to force officials to testify to the status of Ujgur and the show of detainees.
