Uighur man located after missing in Hong Kong

A Uighur man, announced missing by Amnesty International after arriving at Hong Kong airport, has been located, the NGO said Tuesday.

The human rights NGO said it spoke the same day with Abuduwaili Abudureheman, stressing that he "had not visited Hong Kong, contrary to previous reports".

'Slander'

On Friday, Amnesty issued a statement saying Abuduwaili had flown to Hong Kong on 10 May and had since vanished. The organization also reported a text message saying he had been "questioned by Chinese police."

The Hong Kong government had deemed Amnesty's allegation "unfounded", saying it had shown "slander of the human rights situation" in the city. In a new statement released on Tuesday, Amnesty said it was "delighted that Abduwaili Abudureheman has been found".

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A dean at Seoul's Kookmin University, where Abuduwaili studied, said he was "safe in Korea," according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. AFP has not been able to locate or contact Abuduwaili directly.

Amnesty said it would continue to monitor the rights of Uighurs, a Muslim minority in China who are facing widespread imprisonment and repression by Beijing. The Chinese authorities are increasingly pressuring Uighurs outside China's borders and have, in some cases, forcibly repatriated them, according to Amnesty International.