‘Squandered’: UN Hasn’t Held China Accountable For Uyghur Genocide, Former US Ambassador Says

The United Nations’ human rights chief, whose tenure ended Wednesday, failed to hold China accountable for the genocide it is perpetrating against the minority Uyghur ethnic group, former UN Ambassador Andrew Bremberg told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

A long-awaited report detailing results of the UN’s investigation into China’s alleged human rights abuses, released Wednesday, caps Michelle Bachelet’s tenure as UN high commissioner for human rights. Throughout her time in office, Bachelete has attempted to smooth over allegations of grave human rights abuses, including forced labor, involuntary sterilization, torture and indoctrination, Bremberg, who formerly served as the U.S.’ Representative to the UN and now heads the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, told the DCNF.

“Bachelet’s tenure has been a failure when it comes to China,” Bremberg said. “She allowed herself to be played by the regime and subsequently has set back the cause of human rights in China.”