Bangkok, April 29 -- Three Uyghur men holding Kyrgyz passports, who spent over 10 years in detention in Thailand, were resettled in Canada earlier this month, according to an advocacy organisation reported on Monday, thus escaping the fate of many Uyghurs deported from Thailand to China, as mentioned by Radio Free Asia (RFA).

These men were part of a larger group of over 300 Uyghurs who fled China in 2014, where this ethnic minority endures ongoing persecution, only to be captured by Thai authorities, leading to a lengthy dispute regarding their future, as reported by RFA.

As recently as February, Thailand sent 40 Uyghur men back to China, an action that drew international outcry. "The three men with Kyrgyz passports went to Canada foll...