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UN: Potential ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang

Summary by Ground News

China’s detention of Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang may amount to “crimes against humanity”, the United Nations human rights office said in a long-delayed report that was finally published late on Wednesday. China denies all allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang. More than a million people are estimated to have been detained at camps. China says the crackdown is necessary to prevent terrorism and Islamist extremism.

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Times of India

China rejects UN report on Uyghur rights abuses in Xinjiang

China News: China has denounced a long-delayed UN report that was released over its protest and that says the government's arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and oth

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Torture claims against China Uyghurs credible

China urged the UN not to release the report - Beijing called it a "farce" arranged by the West.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

'Crimes Against Humanity', Glaring Omission and Timid Timing: News18 Decodes UN Report on China's Xinjiang Abuses

China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the outgoing UN human rights chief said in a long-awaited report on Wednesday, which cited “serious” rights violations and patterns of torture in recent years.

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

China’s treatment of Uyghurs may be crime against humanity, says UN human rights chief

Michelle Bachelet issues report minutes before her term ends, detailing ‘credible’ reports of torture, forced sterilization and internment

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang

A long-awaited report from the U.N. human rights office says China’s discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups may constitute crimes against humanity

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

UN rights office publishes Xinjiang report opposed by China

The office of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet published its long-awaited report on alleged rights violations in China's western Xinjiang region Wednesday, brushing aside Beijing's demands to keep a lid on a report that fanned a tug-of-war for diplomatic influence with the West over the rights of the region's native Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups.

2 years ago·Canada

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