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Germany calls for UN access to Chinese detention camps

Germany said on Monday China should give U.N. human rights officials unhindered access to camps in its western region of Xinjiang, after leaked documents indicated they are used to forcibly re-educate minorities.

 

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Adebahr said Germany was "following with great concern" recent news reports about the camps, where about 1 million people are being held.

 

Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Germany has previously joined other countries in calling for U.N. experts to be allowed to visit the camps and produce an independent assessment of the situation there.

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.25.19, 19:45