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A statue of Mao Zedong in Xinjiang. In 2018, 80 percent of all new IUD placements in China were performed in Xinjiang - despite the fact that the region only makes up 1.8 percent of the nation's population, according to the report (Photo: Michael Wong)

EU: Accountability needed on Uighur 'forced sterilisations'

The European Commission has said those behind the alleged forced sterilisation and abortion of Uighurs and other minorities throughout China must be held accountable.

"If this is confirmed, such appalling practices, which would constitute serious human rights violations, must be stopped immediately and those responsible must be held accountable," a European Commission spokeswoman told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday (30 June).

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

A statue of Mao Zedong in Xinjiang. In 2018, 80 percent of all new IUD placements in China were performed in Xinjiang - despite the fact that the region only makes up 1.8 percent of the nation's population, according to the report (Photo: Michael Wong)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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