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UN Human Rights Chief’s report on Xinjiang, China: UK Foreign Secretary’s statement
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LONDON, 02 Septmeber 2022, (TON): Liz Truss gave a statement after the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights report provided new evidence of China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang.
The report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights provides new evidence of the appalling extent of China’s efforts to silence and repress Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.
It includes harrowing evidence, including first-hand accounts from victims, that shames China in the eyes of the international community, including actions that may amount to crimes against humanity.
This includes credible evidence of arbitrary and discriminatory detention, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, violations of reproductive rights, and the destruction of religious sites. UN member states must now be given the opportunity to consider the report fully.
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