China’s treatment of Uyghurs may be crime against humanity, says UN human rights chief

Michelle Bachelet issues report minutes before her term ends, detailing credible' reports of torture, forced sterilization and internment

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 at midnight Geneva time. Publication was delayed by the eleventh-hour delivery of an official Chinese response that contained names and pictures of individuals that had to be blacked out by the UN commissioner's office for privacy and safety reasons.