UN Report on Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang Is a Clarion Call to Action

Outgoing U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet gives a final press conference at the United Nations offices in Geneva on Aug. 25, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

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On Aug. 31, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a highly anticipated report on the ongoing human rights violations and abuses targeting Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang, China.