New York: Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, has accused the Turkish authorities of increasingly restricting the legal residency of Uyghurs in Turkey who are seeking safety from the persecution of the Chinese government.

The rights body alleged that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration detained several Uyghurs in inhumane and degrading conditions, and coerced them to sign voluntary return forms, putting them at risk of deportation to third countries that have extradition agreements with China.

In its report titled ‘Protected No More: Uyghurs in Turkiye’, the HRW revealed that Uyghurs’ previous access to international protection status, and their preferential treatment under the Turkish immigration system, is being nullified as authorities arbitrarily

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