(Reuters) – The outgoing UN human rights chief said in a report on Wednesday that serious human rights violations have been committed in Xinjiang, China in the context of the government’s application of counter-terrorism and counter-“extremism” strategies.
United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, whose four-year term ends this week, has faced criticism for being too soft on China during a May visit, after which she decided not to seek a second term.
(Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)