Several human rights organisations have criticised China for subjecting Uyghurs to torture and inhumane treatment, including sexual violence and forced abortions. China has always rejected the accusations and accused the West of misleading people.
UK-China ties have worsened in recent years over Beijing's support to Russia and alleged human rights violations against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang region and in Hong Kong.
Several videos which were viral on social media platforms, showed protesters throwing water bottles at officers with helmets and shields outside the blue-domed Najiaying Mosque in Yuxi, a city in Yunnan province.
The report said China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity.
In a sternly worded protest that the U.N. posted with its report, China's diplomatic mission in Geneva said it firmly opposed the release of the U.N. assessment, which it said ignores human rights achievements made in Xinjiang and the damage caused by terrorism and extremism to the population.
Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. They are recognized as native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China.
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