Michelle Bachelet accuses Beijing of ‘serious human rights violations’ minutes before her term ends

The outgoing UN human rights commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, has said that China had committed “serious human rights violations” against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province which may amount to crimes against humanity.

Bachelet’s damning report was published with only 11 minutes to go before her term came to an end. Publication was delayed by the eleventh-hour delivery of an official Chinese response that contained names and pictures of individuals which had to be blacked out by the UN commisioner’s office for privacy and safety reasons.

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