{"id":4317,"date":"2018-10-28T17:10:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T17:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuhrdf.org\/en\/2018\/10\/28\/china-holds-one-million-uighurs-secret-camps-says-un-panel\/"},"modified":"2018-10-28T17:10:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T17:10:23","slug":"china-holds-one-million-uighurs-secret-camps-says-un-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iuhrdf.org\/en\/china-holds-one-million-uighurs-secret-camps-says-un-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"China holds one million Uighurs in secret camps, says UN panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

GENEVA: A UN human rights panel said on Friday that it had received many credible reports that one million ethnic Uighurs in China are held in what resembles a \u201cmassive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gay McDougall, a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, cited estimates that another two million Uighurs and Muslim minorities are forced into so-called \u201cpolitical camps for indoctrination\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

She was addressing the start of a two-day regular examination of the record of China, including Hong Kong and Macao.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Chinese delegation of some 50 officials made no immediate comment on her remarks at the Geneva session that continues on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The UN anti-discrimination committee <\/span>signalled<\/span> concern over China\u2019s treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority as it considers Beijing\u2019s record over recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discri\u00admina\u00adtion started reviewing China\u2019s report on Friday. Chinese delegation leader Yu Jianhua highlighted economic progress and rising living standards among other things.<\/span><\/p>\n

Committee vice-chairwoman Gay McDougall said members are \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d by numerous reports \u201cthat, in the name of combating religious extremism and maintaining social stability, (China) has turned the Uighur autonomous region into something that resembles a massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy.\u201d Monitoring groups say the Uighurs have been targeted in a surveillance and security campaign that has sent thousands into detention and indoctrination <\/span>centres<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Geneva-based committee continues its hearing, with conclusions expected later.<\/span><\/p>\n

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