40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A group of 40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China, Thai and Chinese officials said Thursday. The men made a public appeal last month to halt the deportation, saying they faced imprisonment and possible death in China. Thai lawmakers and international officials had urged the Thai government not to deport them, warning it would amount to a serious rights abuse. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday called the deportation “a clear violation of international human rights laws and standards.” “My office has urged,...