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UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability
The Chinese regime’s treatment of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in the province of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, says a long-awaited report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
It describes as “credible” allegations of torture, including rape and sexual violence, discrimination, mass detention, forced labour and widespread surveillance.
- Justine Nolan
- The Conversation
Multiple reports over the past five years have documented human rights abuses in the far-western province…