US Condemns China's Policies in Xinjiang as 'Genocide' at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva — Radio Free Asia
AFP The United States on Friday slammed China’s harsh treatment of ethnic Uyghurs and other religious minority groups in an address before the U.N. Human Rights Council, describing Beijing’s policies in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as “genocide.” “We condemn China’s abuse of members of ethnic and religious minority groups including crimes against humanity and genocide in Xinjiang and severe restrictions in Tibet,” U.S. charge d’affaires Mark Cassayre told the Geneva-based U.N. rights body. Cassayre’s comments followed a call on Wednesday by U.S....
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