Amnesty terms Chinese Uyghur abuses 'crimes against humanity'
The 160-page report by Amnesty International uses the testimony of former detainees to document the abuses.
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The 160-page report by Amnesty International uses the testimony of former detainees to document the abuses.
Chinese officials are accused of covering up their torture of the Uyghur minority in the southern Xianjiang province. Amnesty International interviewed more than 100 people, 55 of which were camp survivors, and others were camp workers, to verify the claims.
China 'has created dystopian hellscape' in Xinjiang © Getty Images China's alleged abuses in Xinjiang have generated global outrage since an escalation in 2017 The human rights organisation Amnesty International has said China is committing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, the north-western region that is home to the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. In a report published on Thursday, Amnesty called on the UN to investigate, and said China had subjected Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslims to mass detention, surveillance, and torture. Agnès Callamard, the secretary general of Amnest...
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jonathan Loeb, a senior crisis adviser and the lead author of Amnesty International's new report on the persecution of Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang.