A number of “serious human rights violations” may have been committed against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China, according to a new report by the U.N.’s Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
The 48-page report (pdf) was published on Aug. 31 by outgoing U.N. human rights commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, shortly before the end of her term. Bachelet has faced criticism for her “soft” stance on China and for downplaying the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) human rights abuses.
China had opposed the publication of the report, which came after a number of serious allegations of human rights violations against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim communities were bought to the U.N.’s attention in 2017….