US hits Thai officials with visa sanctions over deportation of Uyghurs to China

March 15, 2025 | ABC News (Australia)

The US-based Uyghur Project advocacy group welcomed the sanctions but called them “cold comfort” for the 40 deported Uyghurs.
The international community failed miserably in upholding basic norms for over a decade while these men languished in detention for committing no crime,” said the Associate Director of the Uyghur Project, Peter Irwin, told the ABC.

Mr Irwin also urged Australia to make a resettlement offer to Thailand to ensure the remaining Uyghurs are quickly brought to safety.

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