China committing violations in Tibet and East Turkistan: UN human rights chief

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, March 6: U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk urged China to implement recommendations to amend laws that violate fundamental rights, particularly in the East Turkistan (Ch: Xinjiang) and Tibet, during a session in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday. Rights groups have accused Beijing of widespread abuses against Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority […]