The UN's top human rights body has urged China to investigate allegations of torture and other human rights violations.
The UN's top human rights body has given an updated assessment two years after its damning review of the human rights situation in China.Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the commission sent a team to China in June that 'engaged in dialogue with the authorities,' focusing on the country's criminal justice system and counter-terrorism policies.
'China always puts the people front and center in all our work, views respecting and protecting human rights as an important part of governance, and has made historic achievements in this aspect,' Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said during a Wednesday press briefing.'Xinjiang today enjoys social stability and economic growth, and the people there live a happy life,' he stated.
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