A Thai lawyer is seeking the release of 42 Uyghurs who have spent over a decade in detention and who rights groups fear could be deported to China where they would be at risk of torture.

Chuchart Kanpai, a Thai attorney, has petitioned for the release of 42 Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for over ten years. The men were arrested on immigration charges in 2013 while ...