A joint statement says China's policy toward Muslims in Xinjiang have 'nothing to do with human rights' and are about countering 'extremism' and 'terrorism'

When Rushan Abbas spoke out about disappeared in-laws from Xinjiang, Beijing took her sister away, one more person in a system of camps she says has swallowed over 3 million souls

Protests held in Shanghai and elsewhere after demonstrations in western Xinjiang region against draconian measures in place for months, blamed for making Urumqi blaze worse

Long-delayed report drawn in part from interviews with former detainees calls for urgent action; makes no mention of genocide that some countries have accused China of committing

Outgoing human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says her office is 'trying' to meet self-imposed deadline for long-awaited report on China's alleged abuses in region

Instead of thorough probe into alleged abuses, rights advocates fear Michelle Bachelet will get stage-managed tour including in troubled Xinjiang region; US says 'no expectations'

Rights chief Bachelet highlights situations in China, Russia and Ethiopia; warns extreme poverty, inequalities and injustice are rising as democratic and civic space are eroded

Penalties, handed down despite threats of retaliation from Beijing, freeze Xinjiang-based officials' assets in EU, bar them from traveling in bloc

Social media giant suspends account after post claims women in Xinjiang, where China is accused of forced sterilizations, are now no longer 'baby-making machines'

Beijing says outgoing US secretary is 'notorious for lying and deceiving,' has concocted 'a malicious farce' with allegation of crimes against humanity