United Nations human rights office says to publish findings soon on abuses in Xinjiang


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- A + A GENEVA (Dec 11): The United Nations (UN) human rights office is finalising its assessment of the situation in China's Xinjiang region, where Uyghurs are alleged to have been unlawfully detained, mistreated and forced to work, a spokesperson said on Friday (Dec 10). Rupert Colville said the office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet hopes to publish its report in the coming weeks and that there had been "no concrete progress" in long-running talks with Chinese officials on a proposed visit. Earlier on Friday, an unofficial British-based tribunal of lawyers and campaigners said Chinese...