UN rejects debate on treatment of Uyghur Muslims in win for China
Muslim-majority countries from Africa and Middle East voted overwhelmingly with Beijing The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday voted against a western-led motion to hold a debate on alleged widespread abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims in China's Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing. The United States and allies last month presented the first draft decision targeting China to the UN's top rights body, seeking as a bare minimum […]