UN to publish findings of probe into alleged abuses against Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang

The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is finalising its report on alleged abuses against Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region, a UN spokesperson said on Friday.

The United Nations' human rights office is finalising its assessment of the situation in China's Xinjiang region, where Uyghurs are alleged to have been unlawfully detained, mistreated and forced to work, a spokesperson said on Friday.

Rupert Colville said the office of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet hoped to publish its report in the coming weeks and that there had been "no concrete progress" in long-running talks with Chinese officials on a proposed visit.