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Beijing furious over damning UN rights report on Uyghurs in Xinjiang

China on Thursday accused the United Nations of becoming a "thug and accomplice of the US and the West" after the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a highly anticipated report warning that crimes against humanity may have taken place in the Xinjiang region.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 1, 2022

The UN’s report on the Uyghurs nearly didn’t see the light of day, thanks to China

Michelle Bachelet’s report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang is sobering – as are Beijing’s attempts to stop it being published, says James McMurray of the University of Sussex

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

For exiled Uyghurs, UN report is long-awaited vindication

The U.N.’s long-delayed report on mass detentions and other rights abuses against Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in China's far-western Xinjiang region has been welcomed by survivors as an acknowledgement of abuses they say they faced at the hands of the Chinese state

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why is China so angry over UN report on Xinjiang?

China is responding furiously to a United Nations report on alleged human rights abuses in its northwestern Xinjiang region targeting Uyghurs and other mainly Muslim ethnic minorities

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Uighurs demand accountability after UN report on China abuses

Uighurs say UN report confirms China’s atrocities in Xinjiang and the world has ‘no more excuses’ for failing to act.

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2022

UN report on Xinjiang ups pressure on brands from Nike to Airbnb

Landmark OHCHR report calls on businesses to take ‘all possible measures’ to respect human rights.

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2022

China rejects UN report on Xinjiang and insists its treatment of Uyghurs is ‘best human rights practice’

The UN found China may have committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Xinjiang

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

United Nations report on Xinjiang backs fears felt by Australia's Uyghur community

Legal experts say China's alleged abuses of Uyghurs in Xinjiang detailed in a new UN report are among the most serious human rights violations that exist, as the community in Australia calls for "tangible action".

ABC News · Sep 1, 2022

China may have committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Xinjiang, says UN

The 48-page report says ‘serious human rights violations’ have been committed against Uighurs

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022

China's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang may be crimes against humanity, says UN

China may have committed crimes against humanity in their treatment of Uyghurs in its Xinjiang region, the UN human rights chief said, with a long awaited report published

Daily Mirror · Sep 1, 2022