UN Rights Chief Says Abuses in Xinjiang Must be ‘Independently Assessed’


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World Uyghur Congress president Dolkun Isa is shown at the United Nations in an undated photo. Photo provided by Dolkun Isa The United Nations lead official for human rights called on Friday for a full and independent investigation of human rights abuses in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, where reports say over a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities have been held in a vast network of internment camps since 2017. Speaking to the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said her office has been working with China without success for over two years...