GENEVA (Reuters) – Countries are calling for a debate at the U.N. Human Rights council to discuss concerns about China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang, a document showed on Monday.
The so-called “draft decision” seeks a debate during the council’s next session that begins in February. Diplomats told Reuters that the United States and the United Kingdom were among its backers.
A U.N. report published last month stipulates that “serious human rights violations have been committed” in Xinjiang that may amount to crimes against humanity. China vigorously denies any abuses.
(Reporting by Emma Farge, editing by Rachel More)
