Beijing has long insisted that its vast camps are voluntary "vocational training centers," where people learn job skills and are then free to leave. But don't expect the Chinese government to demolish the camps and apologize. JUST WATCHED Reporter: Uyghurs say camps meant to eradicate culture Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Reporter: Uyghurs say camps meant to eradicate culture 03:3023 versus 54The leaked documents are far from the first revelation of human rights violations inside the Xinjiang camps. In July, one of Xinjiang's top government officials claimed the camps were mostly empty, which subsequent investigations suggest is untrue. At the UN General Assembly in late October, 23 mostly Western countries came forward to make a strong, official statement criticizing Beijing's Xinjiang detention centers.

Source: CNN November 27, 2019 00:45 UTC