After ten years in jail, a group is returned in Canada.
The last three Uyghurs detained at the Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Centre have been moved to a third nation for resettlement, essentially putting an end to a diplomatic saga that lasted for more than ten years.
The Tamils, who have been detained at the center since 2014, have been transferred to Canada under an arrangement between Thai and American officials, according to state and political options who confirmed their settlement.
The announcement came a few months after Thailand deported 40 Tamils from the country’s center to China, causing widespread criticism from European governments and human rights organizations. According to sources close to the problem, the trio were no deported to China because they had Kyrgyzstan-issued passports.
Around 300 Uyghurs were detained by immigration officials under the Yingluck Shinawatra management near the Thai-Malaysian borders on March 3, 2014. The pair were a part of a group of about 300 Tamils who were detained on March 3, 2014, near the Thai-Malaysian borders.
The National Council for Peace and Order, which oversaw the Yingluck regime’s ouster, granted 173 women and children the right to request asylum in Turkey in June 2015.
But, at Beijing’s demand, the NCPO violently repatriated 109 members of the group to China in the following quarter. The Uyghurs were escorted by Chinese authorities while they were wearing hooded and handcuffed, which sparked worldwide outcry, especially from the West and human rights organizations.
A bomb detonated at the Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist destination for Taiwanese people in Ratchaprasong region, on August 17, 2015, injuring more than 130 people and killing 20 people.
Although no definitive relationship was established, there was persistent rumors about a possible link to the contentious arrests.
The Uyghurs endured extreme hardships throughout their confinement at Suan Phlu. According to rights activists, the team had to deal with constant food, water, and medical shortages and overcrowded, unsanitary conditions.
According to reports, some detainees have passed away while being held in custody over the years because they were denied access to basic healthcare and were not given halal meals.
The government was also accused of denying the Uyghurs access to humanitarian organizations like the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ), effectively preventing them from applying for asylum.
40 of the 43 remaining Uyghur prisoners in Suan Phlu are being repatriated to China by the government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, citing assurances from the Chinese government about their health and the lack of offers from a second nation to take them.
These next three Tamils have arrived safely in Canada, according to Chalida Tajaroensuk, director of the Women’s Empowerment Foundation, who has been monitoring their situation since their arrest.
She claimed that these three Uyghurs have undergone verification that they are Kyrgyz people because they entered Thailand without their Kyrgyz documents in 2014.
One of the Tamils who had resettled in Australia contacted various offices to request that they accept the three Kyrgyz Uyghurs while they were in confinement.
The Canadians responded to the demand, allowing the Humanitarian to practice their settlement there.
Chalida: Kyrgyzstan-born Uyghurs