Lawyer criticises UN report’s failure to call Uyghur oppression ‘genocide’
by Geneva Abdul from World news | The Guardian on (#635FV)
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC says outgoing human rights chief's report on China makes it easier for international community to do nothing
The UN's failure to mention the word genocide in its report alleging serious human rights violations by China against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province is an astonishing" lapse, according to a leading British human rights lawyer.
The 45-page report from the outgoing UN human rights commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, landed minutes before her term ended on Wednesday, outlining allegations of torture, including forced medical procedures, as well as sexual violence against Uyghur Muslims.
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