UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said she was unable to visit detained Uyghurs and that she was accompanied by authorities while visiting Xinjiang, remarks that raise questions about the Chinese government’s efforts to influence her trip.
“I was not able to speak to any Uyghurs currently detained or their families during the visit,” Bachelet told a meeting of the Human Rights Council on Wednesday, adding that the visit to China faced “limitations, especially given the prevailing Covid restrictions.”
