UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability

  • Written by: Justine Nolan, Professor of Law and Justice and Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Sydney
UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniabilityMark Schiefelbein/AP

The Chinese regime’s treatment of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in the province of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, says a long-awaited report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

It describes as “credible” allegations of torture, including...

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