Adopted text
Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees
TA-10-2025-0036 · P10_TA(2025)0036 · PE769.755
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Parliament condemns Thailand's deportation of Uyghur refugees to China and calls for halting forced returns, UNHCR access, and Thailand to ratify refugee conventions.¶¶¶ It urges amending or repealing Thailand's lese-majesty law and other repressive laws, granting amnesty to prosecuted activists and MPs, and using EU leverage to press for reforms.¶¶¶
Key points
- Condemns the deportation of at least 40 Uyghur refugees to China, where they risk serious human rights violations.¶¶
- Calls on Thai authorities to halt forced returns of refugees, asylum seekers and political dissidents to unsafe countries.
- Urges Thailand to grant UNHCR unrestricted access to detained Uyghur asylum seekers and provide transparent information.¶
- Calls on China to respect the rights of deported Uyghurs, ensure transparency, grant UNHCR access, and release detainees.¶
- Calls on Thailand to ratify the 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol and implement a fair asylum system.¶
- Encourages Thailand to strengthen institutions and amend or repeal Article 112 and other repressive laws to guarantee freedoms.¶
- Demands amnesty for all MPs and activists prosecuted or imprisoned under lese-majesty and repressive laws.¶
- Calls on the Commission to use FTA negotiations to press for reforms, release political prisoners, halt deportations, and ratify ILO conventions.¶
- Calls on member states to suspend extradition treaties with China.
Who is affected
- Thai authorities and government: must halt deportations, reform laws, grant amnesty, and ratify conventions.¶¶¶
- China: must respect rights of deported Uyghurs and allow UNHCR access.¶
- Uyghur refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand: face risk of deportation and detention.¶¶¶
- Pro-democracy activists, human rights defenders, journalists, and MPs in Thailand: affected by repressive laws.¶¶¶