Geneva: The U.N. confirms the allegation that Uyghur Muslims are facing persecution in China. Report. The report is about atrocities in Xinjiang province.
However, China responded that the report was just a fiction of the West. Millions of Muslims have been illegally imprisoned by the Chinese government.
It is argued that they are being “re-educated”. According to the report, the persecution of Uyghur Muslims will be included in the list of international crimes.
Key findings of the report
Allegations of illegal detention, forced treatment and sexual harassment are true.
Forced sterilization has been a reality since 2017.
The government discriminates against Uighur Muslims on the basis of religion and tribe.
There are 1.2 crore Uighur Muslims in the country. Most of them live in Xinjiang province. The government is persecuting them by portraying them as terrorists. China’s position is that they are separatists.