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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Lawmakers urge UN intervention in detention of 48 Uyghur men in Thailand

Dozens of lawmakers across the world sought the intervention of the UN human rights commissioner for refugees to secure the safety of about 48 Uyghur asylum seekers detained in Thailand for a decade.

A New York Times report this weekend revealed that the conditions of the detained Uyghur men, all aged between 25 and 50 years, have been inhumane and incompatible with fundamental human rights.

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