As part of its strategy against terrorism and extremism, China has committed grave human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, home to the Uyghur Muslim minority. This is stated in the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. According to the documents, China may have committed crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs, Reuters wrote. Beijing has rejected the report, saying it contains lies.
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As part of its strategy against extremism and terrorism, Chinese authorities seriously violated the rights of ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang between 2017 and 2019, according to the report.
“This legal framework is easily abused for discriminatory purposes, effectively leading to widespread illegal restrictions on the freedoms of Uyghurs and other members of the predominantly Muslim minority in the Uyghur Autonomous Region,” the report said. the book says.
According to the United Nations, concentration camps are also a cause for concern because the harsh conditions of stay create “fertile soil” for discrimination and abuse. According to the report, information about torture, ill-treatment and sexual abuse in the camps is credible.
Participation in camps and work programs shows signs of religious and ethnic discrimination, according to a United Nations report. The degree of unlawful and discriminatory imprisonment of minority members can amount to crimes against humanity.
Chinese diplomacy objected to the release of the report. “We have not read the report yet, but we are totally opposed to it and do not believe it will benefit anyone,” they said. According to him, the problems with the situation in Xinjiang are artificially constructed by foreign countries.
The report also calls on Chinese authorities to release people illegally detained in camps, prisons and other places and take swift action to end the threats against members of the Uyghur minority.
Bachelet has previously said she faces pressure from both not publishing the report and making it public. After the report’s release, she denied being too pro-Chinese. It’s not meant to close or close,” Bachelet said.
The report does not appear to bring any new knowledge about the situation in Xinjiang, according to the AFP agency. But it confirms much earlier information from non-governmental organizations that gain weight and credibility by receiving the United Nations “stamp of public service”. It doesn’t seem to contain the word genocide, which it condemns.
Non-governmental organizations and some Western countries have long accused Chinese authorities of seriously violating the human rights of Uyghurs. According to them, they are imprisoned in labor camps, where they have to face forced labor and torture. China denies this and claims retraining is taking place at the camp.
