Amnesty International issued an open letter calling on the Cambodian government to refuse any extradition request by China over Uighur who fled violence.
Friday, December 18, 2009
World Bulletin
Amnesty International issued an open letter calling on the Cambodian government to refuse any extradition request by China over Uighur who fled violence.
Two of the 22 Uighurs who sought asylum through the UNHCR offices in Phnom Penh say they witnessed security forces killing and beating Uighur demonstrators in Urumqi on July 5, the Uighur American Association said.
On that day, demonstrations in Urumqi by Uighurs protesting against fatal attacks on Uighur workers in South China turned into a violent protests in which 197 people died in a crakdown. Han Chinese crowds launched revenge attacks against Uighur neighbourhoods two days later.
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