U.N. calls on China to free Uighurs from alleged re-education camps

U.N. calls on China to free Uighurs from alleged re-education camps Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations' human rights experts voiced alarm on Thursday over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and they called for the immediate release of those detained on the "pretext of countering terrorism". The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination cited estimates that up to one million Uighurs may be held involuntarily in extra-legal detention in China's far western Xinjiang province. The post U.N. calls on China to free Uighurs from alleged re-education camps appeared first on Firstpost. FirstPost Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.