U.N. agency urges China to review Xinjiang policies tied to rights abuses

'Problematic laws' remain, 2 years after report slamming Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs

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Volker Turk, commissioner of the U.N. human rights office. The agency's new statement on rights in China's Xinjiang region cited a "limited access to information and the fear of reprisals against individuals who engage with the United Nations." © Reuters

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Beijing needs to fully review the "problematic laws and policies" in China's Xinjiang region that have raised concerns of rights abuses, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday, four days before the two-year anniversary of a critical report by the agency.

A U.N. team that visited China two months ago discussed the country's criminal justice system and policies that have sparked allegations of widespread human rights abuses of Uyghurs and Tibetans, as well as the national security crackdown that has raised rights concerns in Hong Kong, the office said.

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