The 48-page report, which said that China had committed grave human rights abuses in Xinjiang, sharply undercuts Beijing's aggressive efforts to discredit Uyghurs who dared to speak out
FILE — Uyghur supporters hold a rally encouraging sanctions against Chinese officials in Washington on Friday, May 3, 2019. For the many Uyghur activists who have campaigned — often at great personal cost — to bring China’s intense crackdown in Xinjiang to light, the United Nations report released on Aug. 31, 2022 that largely validated their claims was a powerful, if long-delayed, vindication. Image: Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times
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