프랑스 외무, 中 위구르족 탄압의혹 국제 진상조사 촉구<br /><br />Good morning to our viewers across the globe, you're watching Arirang's 'The World Now'. I'm Kim Jae-hee.<br />France, following its allies the U.S. and the UK, has again slammed China for its mistreatment of the country's Uighur minority.<br />France's foreign minister on Tuesday condemned China over the issue, and said France wants independent observers led by the United Nations to evaluate the treatment of the Muslim minority.<br />This follows his previous remark on July 21st, speaking to lawmakers in parliament.<br />"We are simply asking that China allows independent international observers into the area and that they also allow the (U.N.) high commissioner for human rights to visit the Xinjiang region freely."<br />The ethnic Muslim group in China is allegedly subjected to gross human rights' violations.<br />According to U.S. officials and UN experts, around one million Uighurs are being detained in "concentration camps" in China.<br />The French foreign minister asked for the closure of these camps, saying the practices there go against all the global human rights conventions.<br />The move comes after the U.S. slapped sanctions on senior Chinese officials, and restricted 11 Chinese firms for their involvement in human rights violations earlier this month.<br />Despite mounting global criticism, China has dismissed the accusations,... claiming that the camps are "reeducation camps" aimed at eradicating extremism and helping people gain new skills.<br />
