According to the European Interest report, Uyghur Muslim families are the target of a brutal program that isolates children from their mothers and sends them to state institutions, or to live with Chinese families.
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on the Chinese Govt to immediately investigate all allegations of human rights violations against Muslims in Xinjiang.
The occasional incidents of violence at the facility in Zhengzhou's central business district show a buildup of tension since the shutdown began in October. Many of the 200,000-strong employees at "iPhone City" have been compelled to live in seclusion, surviving on meager food and scrounging for medication.
Uyghur Human Rights Project published a report on the measures taken by the Chinese government to promote intermarriage between Uyghur Muslims and Han Chinese ethnic groups