AI: China is committing crimes against humanity in Ksinjiang

In the new published report, Amnesty requested investigations by the United Nations.

The group said the waters, Kazakhs and other Muslims in China are subject to mass arrests, surveillance and torture.

This should shock mankind's conscience, as a massive number of people have been subjected to brainwashing, torture and other degrading treatments in exile camps, while millions of others live in fear of monitoring”, said Amnesty International, Secretary General Agnes Callamard.

She accused UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of having “failing to act under his mandate”.

Guterres “has not denounced the situation; he has not called for an international investigation”, Callamard said.

In the 160-page report, based on interviews with 55 former detainees, Amnesty said there is evidence that the Chinese state has committed several crimes against humanity: imprisonment or other serious deprivation of physical freedom by violating the fundamental rules of international law of torture and persecution.

The report follows several similar findings by the other human rights organisation Human Rights Watch, which has said in a report in April that it believes the Chinese government is responsible for crimes against humanity.

China is believed to have banned more than a million olive trees and other Muslims in the Ksinjiang region.

Most of these are sent to so-called “education”, where they are kept indefinitely and without charge.

China has initially denied the existence of camps, while later said they are necessary to fight terrorism.

China has dismissed accusations of human rights abuse.