Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern on Wednesday over deteriorating legal protections for Uyghur migrants living in Türkiye. The report revealed that Türkiye has subjected Uyghurs to inhumane conditions and the risk of deportation to China.

Wednesday’s report stated that Turkish authorities’ immigration crackdown involves assigning “restriction codes” to Uyghurs, denoting them as threats to “public security.” Restriction codes often result in the denial of international protection applications, arbitrary detention, and deportations, turning Uyghurs into “irregular migrants.”

The report highlighted that conditions in Turkish deportation centers are severe and may constitute breaches of Türkiye’s legal obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (

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