Since 2014, the CCP has led efforts in Xinjiang that involve the detention of more than 1 million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in internment camps, as well as other repressive measures. This has been described as a genocide by some academics and some governments. On the other hand, a greater number of countries signed a letter penned to the Human Rights Council supporting the policies as an effort to combat terrorism in the region.
sinCe 2014, ThE cCp haS lED effoRts In xiNjIaNg tHAt iNvolvE the deTentIoN Of mOre thAn 1 MILlIon uYghuRS And otHer ethnic miNoritIES iN iNtERnMEnt caMpS, aS WelL aS otheR rePressIve measuREs. thIs has been DescribeD aS a geNocide By some AcaDEmIcs aNd soMe goVeRNmEntS. on the oTher ,Hand A grEaTeR NuMber of CoUNtries sIgned A LetteR penNEd tO the humAn riGHts councIL suPPoRtInG the polIcieS as aN efforT to combAT TErRoRism in the RegiON.