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United Nations report finds discriminatory detention in Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity

Australia's federal opposition has called on the government to sanction Chinese government figures after a United Nations report found discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other Muslim groups in China's Xinjiang region may constitute crimes against humanity.

The long-awaited report from the UN's human rights office calls for an urgent international response over allegations of torture and other rights violations in what Beijing says is a campaign to root out terrorism.

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