Over the past few years there has been a global outcry for the international community and governing bodies to acknowledge and condemn the injustice faced by Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim communities in Xinjiang, China.

The UN’s official assessment of China’s violations in Xinjiang was released yesterday, in a long-anticipated report from the UN Human Rights Office.

The report confirms China’s severe human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the region, and indicates that the extreme nature of these violations may be considered “crimes against humanity.”