UN Raises Alarm Over China's Extradition Bid for Exiled Journalist

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48% : The statement also highlighted concerns over Thailand's recently approved draft regulations introducing a unified and expedited deportation process for foreign nationals.
43% : While acknowledging that governments have the right to regulate migration, the UN experts stressed that any deportation framework must include robust human rights safeguards, including access to asylum procedures, individual risk assessments, effective judicial review with suspensive effect, and strict adherence to the principle of non-refoulement.
39% : UN experts raise alarm over China's extradition bid for exiled journalist in Thailand Geneva, August 7 In a press release, the experts urged Thai authorities not to return Bai to China, citing the principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits countries from sending individuals to places where they face a real risk of persecution or serious harm.
38% : They stated that without these protections, the new regulations could increase the risk of asylum seekers, refugees and human rights defenders being forcibly returned to countries where they face persecution.
37% : UN human rights experts have voiced serious concerns over the continued detention of Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong in Thailand and his possible extradition to China, warning of risks of persecution or torture.
37% : According to the UN experts, he has remained in Thai immigration detention since January 21, 2026, despite completing a two-month prison sentence for immigration-related offences imposed in March this year.

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