DPA
New York - A United Nations expert on minority issues on Tuesday called on China to let her carry out a comprehensive and independent assessment of Xinjiang province's tensions between Han Chinese and the Uighur Muslim minority. "A thorough analysis of the events that took place must go to the heart of ethnic tensions in the region that underlie the terrible tragedy and appalling loss of life experienced by both communities," Gay McDougall said.
McDougall first requested to visit Xinjiang province after ethnic clashes erupted in the region in July, but Beijing did not reply. She is an independent expert on minority issues, appointed to implement the UN Declaration on Minorities.
She said from her Geneva office that unless the cause of the violence in July, in which dozens of Uighur people died in clashes with Han ethnics, is studied and understood in a transparent manner, the situation may drive the two communities farther apart.
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