Xinjiang
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New Zealand’s shadow foreign affairs spokesperson faces criticism for response to UN report on Uyghurs
Gerry Brownlee says report on human rights violations in Xinjiang recognises China is ‘dealing with a terroris…
- Asia Pacific, China, Human rights, Islam, Law, Religion, United Nations, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
Lawyer criticises UN report’s failure to call Uyghur oppression ‘genocide’
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC says outgoing human rights chief’s report on China makes it easier for international comm…
- Asia Pacific, China, Human rights, Islam, Law, Religion, Torture, United Nations, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
Five key points from the UN report on Xinjiang human rights abuses
Damning report cites human rights violations against Uyghur Muslims in north-west Chinese provinceChina has co…
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Rights groups call for inquiries into Uyghur abuses in China after damning UN report
Governments urged to launch formal investigations after UN findings on treatment of Muslims in XinjiangGovernm…
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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 …
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China’s Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Xinjiang
President shown surrounded by smiling and clapping Uyghur residents on first visit in eight yearsChina’s presi…
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US ban on cotton from forced Uyghur labour comes into force
Fashion industry told to avoid cotton from Xinjiang, which accounts for 84% of China’s exports of the productT…
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UN human rights chief could not speak to detained Uyghurs or families during Xinjiang visit
Michelle Bachelet says she was supervised by China officials throughout six-day visit that critics have called…
- Asia Pacific, China, Human rights, Islam, Law, Michelle Bachelet, Religion, United Nations, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
UN human rights chief to forgo second term amid China trip criticism
Michelle Bachelet, strongly criticised over Xinjiang visit, cites personal reasons for decisionThe United Nati…
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Fury at UN human rights chief over ‘whitewash’ of Uyghur repression
Open letter signed by academics in wake of Michelle Bachelet’s China visit demands release of UN report on hum…
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West demands publication of UN’s long-awaited Xinjiang report
Michelle Bachelet’s report on alleged rights abuses in China’s Uyghur region remains under wraps despite recen…
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Bachelet’s Xinjiang visit is emblematic of the growing divide between China and the west
Analysis: It is a worrying sign that, amid the talk of a ‘new cold war’, even the UN is unable to help bridge …
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Blinken criticises Chinese ‘manipulation’ of high-profile UN visit to Xinjiang
US secretary of state says conditions imposed on Michelle Bachelet prevented independent assessment of abuses …
- Asia Pacific, China, Human rights, Michelle Bachelet, United Nations, Uyghurs, World news, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang
Xi Jinping defends China’s human rights record to visiting UN commissioner
Leader warns against using issue as ‘excuse to interfere in internal affairs of other countries’ as Michelle B…
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Thousands of detained Uyghurs pictured in leaked Xinjiang police files
Documents detailing shoot-to-kill policy for people who try to escape published as UN human rights chief visit…