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  20 May 2022, 17:52

UN rights chief to begin China visit Monday, including to Xinjiang 

GENEVA, May 20, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - The UN rights chief will begin her long-
anticipated visit to China on Monday, her office said Friday, including to 
the Xinjiang region where authorities stand accused of widespread violations.


"UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday begins a 
six-day official mission to China, at the invitation of the government," her 
office said, adding she would visit Guangzhou, but also Kashgar and Urumqi in 
Xinjiang.