A decade-long ordeal ends with sneaky appeasement and a slap in the face of Marco Rubio.
Uyghur human rights activists participate in a demonstration protesting against the Chinese government’s policy in Xinjiang region, in Strasbourg, France, July 11, 2015.
Thailand has ignored international pleas for mercy and secretly deported at least 40 Uyghurs to China, prompting an angry response from Washington and accusations that Bangkok has bowed to pressure from Beijing.
Their deportation, after 11 years of “inhumane” detention in the Thai capital, dashed their hopes for political asylum and a fresh life abroad. It was also a major embarrassment for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who had previously promised to adhere to international human rights law.
And it was a diplomatic slap in the face for U.S.
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