Moolenaar and Krishnamoorthi Condemn Thailand’s Forced Deportation of Uyghur Refugees to China

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following joint statement regarding Thailand's decision to forcibly deport Uyghur refugees to China:

"Thailand's disgraceful and inhumane decision to forcibly send Uyghur refugees back to the People’s Republic of China is a blatant violation of international human rights law. Thailand has condemned these individuals to forced labor, prison, torture, and worse—despite the fact there are countries willing to welcome them with open arms. This is unacceptable behavior for any member of the international community—let alone a U.S. treaty ally. The Thai officials complicit or active in this decision must be held accountable through concrete actions, with sanctions remaining an option. The world cannot look away from the genocide happening in front of our eyes in Xinjiang—or from those who enable it."