Groups warn on deportation of two Uyghurs

Bangkok Post - Oct 31, 2026

Human rights groups have called on the government to uphold the principle of non-refoulement and respect the wishes of two Uyghur refugees seeking resettlement in a third country. The call was made on Saturday by the Coalition for the Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons (CRSP), the Migrant Working Group (MWG) and the Thailand Migration Reform Consortium (TMR).

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