Event
Xinjiang vocational education and training centres
Facilities in Xinjiang that the Chinese government calls vocational education and training centres. In 2022 the UN human rights office said the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim groups may constitute crimes against humanity; China rejects the assessment.
- Dates
- 2017
- Also known as
- Xinjiang detention centres, Xinjiang camps
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- Government of the People's Republic of China presents the centres as part of its strategy against terrorism and extremism According to Government of the People's Republic of China Primary record 1
- Government of the People's Republic of China has maintained that the centres have been closed since 2019 According to Government of the People's Republic of China Primary record 1
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- 2017 Xinjiang vocational education and training centres
Proof 1 source
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OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), 31 Aug 2022.
Primary record
In subsequent policy papers, the Government has presented such centres as part of its strategies to counter terrorism and to prevent or counter “extremism” in XUAR
The Government has maintained that the VETC facilities have been closed since 2019.
In its August 2019 White Paper on “Vocational Education and Training in Xinjiang”, the Government explained that its system sought to balance harsh punishment for serious acts, with compassion, leniency, education and rehabilitation for minor cases.
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