Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China despite torture fears

Rights experts say group who have been detained for more than 10 years face high risk of torture and imprisonment

Dozens of Uyghurs have been deported from Thailand to China in the face of warnings from human rights experts that they will face a high risk of torture, enforced disappearance and imprisonment.

Local media reported that several trucks with their windows covered were seen in the early hours of Thursday leaving the Bangkok immigration centre where 48 Uyghurs had been held during their more than 10 years in Thai detention.