U.N. rights chief visits China as police files detail abuse of Uyghurs

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The trip by the U.N.'s rights representative came as a new trove of documents detailing repression in Xinjiang was released.

, the separation of children from their parents, repressed birthrates of Uyghur residents, and mass detentions in both “reeducation” camps and formal prisons since 2017.Citing the new evidence Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called on China to allow Bachelet the freedom to investigate the claims. “If such access is not forthcoming, the visit will only serve to highlight China’s attempts to hide the truth of its actions in Xinjiang,” she said.

When asked whether Bachelet would be able to visit detention centers and “reeducation” camps — centers that Chinese authorities claim are vocational training schools — China’s Foreign Ministry said it “rejects political manipulation.” Ahead of Bachelet’s visit, state media outlets have run articles headlined: “Xinjiang, the most successful human rights story.”Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Tuesday that U.S.

The trip coincides with strict covid controls imposed across China as the government pursues its strict “zero covid” policy to contain outbreaks of the omicron variant. A group of more than 40 legislators belonging to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China accused Beijing last week of using coronavirus restrictions as an excuse to restrict the commissioner’s trip.

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