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 constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," it added.


The report urged Beijing, the UN and the world at large to focus its gaze on the situation described in Xinjiang.


"The human rights situation in XUAR also requires urgent attention by the government, the United Nations intergovernmental bodies and human rights system, as well as the international community more broadly," it said.


The 49-page report made no reference to genocide: one of the key allegations made by China's critics, including the United States and lawmakers in other Western countries.


- 'Firmly opposed' -


Speaking on Wednesday after Bachelet's office had announced it would release the report, Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the UN in New York, said Beijing had told her that it was "firmly opposed" to the rights assessment.


"The so-called Xinjiang issue is a completely fabricated lie out of political motivations and its purpose is definitely to undermine China's stability and to obstruct China's development," Zhang told reporters.


He said Bachelet should have stayed "independent" and not caved in to "political pressure" from Western countries.


Bachelet and her office have repeatedly explained that one reason the report was delayed was because it had been sent to Beijing first for comments, as is common with such reports.

China had not seen the report, and was "completely opposed" to it.


"It simply undermines the cooperation between the UN and a member state. It completely interferes in China's internal affairs," he said.


Bachelet insisted that dialogue with Beijing did not mean "condoning, overlooking or turning a blind eye".


ded: "The politicisation of these serious human rights issues by some states did not help. They made the task more difficult, they made the engagement more difficult and they made the trust-building and the ability to really have an impact on the ground more difficult."



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