UN cites possible crimes vs. humanity in China’s Xinjiang

China’s discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the U.N. human rights office said in a long-awaited report released Wednesday, which cited “serious” rights violations and patterns of torture meted out in recent years.

The report seeks “urgent attention” from the U.N. and world community to rights violations in Beijing’s campaign to root out terrorism.