China Dismisses Calls From Western Diplomats To Address Xinjiang Detention Camps
(WorldNews Switzerland)

A group of more than a dozen Western ambassadors in Beijing, led by Canada, was requesting a meeting with the top official in the heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang for a more thorough explanation of the human rights abuses occurring against the minority ethnic Uighurs, according to ABC News. Reuters reported it had seen a copy of the letter sent to Chen Quanguo, the Communist Party boss in Xinjiang, in the rare move of coordinated action by a group of countries coming together to address a human rights issue in China. Beijing has already faced growing outrage from activists, academics, foreign governments, and the United Nation`s human rights experts who described how Uighurs are facing mass...