Progress on human rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans “has yet to materialise”: UN Human Rights Chief

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Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 10: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has raised fresh concerns about the situation in Tibet, warning that meaningful progress on protecting the rights of Tibetans in Tibet remains absent despite years of international engagement with China during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday.

Speaking at the opening of the 60th UNHRC session, Türk said, “In China, the progress we have sought for the protection of the rights of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, as well...

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