China collecting DNA from all residents of Xinjiang: HRW
Chinese authorities are collecting DNA samples, fingerprints and other biometric data from every resident in the Xinjiang region where most of the Uighur community lives, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The data can be used for surveillance of persons because of ethnicity or religion, HRW added. Notably, China has repeatedly blamed exiled Uighur separatists for attacks in the region.