China defends its human rights record at UN meeting

FILE - A Uyghur woman works while children play in Hotan, in western China's Xinjiang region, Sept 20, 2018. China faced international criticism about its human rights record, mainly on its treatment of Uyghurs, Thursday at a United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva.

China faced international criticism about its human rights record Thursday at a United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva. Criticism focused mainly on the country's persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.