Thai immigration authorities urged to end long-term detention of asylum seekers
The immigration detention centre on Soi Suan Phlu in Bangkok is where many Uyghurs have been detained, some for years. (AFP File Photo)
The death of a second Uyghur man who spent years in a Bangkok detention centre underscores the need for Thai authorities to end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Mattohti Mattursun, 40, died of liver failure on April 21 after being taken to hospital from the Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Centre, according to a statement by the World Uyghur Congress. He had been detained for illegal entry since March 13, 2014. The whereabouts of his family…
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