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Outgoing UN human rights chief says serious human rights violations committed in China’s Xinjiang
2022.09.01 01:45
FILE PHOTO: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final news conference before the end of her mandate at the U.N. in Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo
(Reuters) – The outgoing UN human rights chief said in a report on Wednesday that serious human rights violations have been committed in Xinjiang, China in the context of the government’s application of counter-terrorism and counter-“extremism” strategies.
United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, whose four-year term ends this week, has faced criticism for being too soft on China during a May visit, after which she decided not to seek a second term.
