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A series of hearings begins in London on Friday aiming to gather evidence on whether the Chinese government’s alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region constitute a genocide.

An eight-member panel, chaired by the prominent British barrister Sir Geoffrey Nice, will hear from about 30 witnesses over four days of testimony.

The hearings have no government backing and the panel’s conclusions are not binding on ministers, but the organisers say they hope the process will

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