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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Un rights chief under tremendous pressure over xinjiang report | History Defined

Beijing stands accused of demolishing traditional Uighur homes as part of a campaign against the Muslim minority in Xinjiang [File: Carlos Barria/Reuters]

The United Nations human rights chief has admitted to “tremendous pressure” over a long-delayed report on China’s Xinjiang region, where Beijing stands accused of detaining more than one million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities.

Michelle Bachelet has repeatedly said she will publish a report on the rights situation in Xinjiang before her term ends on August 31.

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