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The Hindu · Sep 1, 2022

China opposes 'so-called Xinjiang-related assessment' by U.N. Human Rights Office

China firmly opposes the release by the United Nations Human Rights Office of its "so-called Xinjiang-related assessment", said China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva on Thursday.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 190 of the invasion

UN visit to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant goes ahead despite increased military activity in vicinity; Ukraine’s Kherson counteroffensive not stalled or failed, Zelenskiy adviser says

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

UN report finds "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang

The Chinese government's actions "may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," the report notes.

Axios · Aug 31, 2022

China’s treatment of Uyghurs may be crime against humanity, says UN human rights chief

Michelle Bachelet issues report minutes before her term ends, detailing ‘credible’ reports of torture, forced sterilization and internment

The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2022

China’s treatment of Uyghurs may be crime against humanity, says UN report

The UN accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to “crimes against humanity” in a long-delayed report examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups. Beijing on Thursday denounced the assessment as a fabrication cooked up by Western nations.

France 24 · Aug 31, 2022

U.N. says China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

China's "arbitrary and discriminatory detention" of Uyghurs and other Muslims in its Xinjiang region may constitute crimes against humanity, the outgoing U.N. human rights chief said in a long-awaited report on Wednesday.

Reuters · Aug 31, 2022

Beating scams, trafficking no easy task

This region has been in the news in recent weeks in regard to online scams and human trafficking, compounded by other forms of exploitation such as forced labour and forced criminality.

Bangkok Post · Aug 31, 2022

Ukraine-Russia maps: Where is the invasion taking place?

Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’ has brought bloody warfare to cities of western neighbour

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

UN says 50 civilians killed in April sweep by Mali troops, 'foreign' fighters

At least 50 civilians were killed and hundreds arrested in central Mali in April during an operation by the army and "foreign" personnel, the UN's peacekeeping mission said in a report on Wednesday.

France 24 · Aug 31, 2022