The Chinese government is maintaining severe restrictions, conditions, and controls on Uyghurs who seek to travel abroad in violation of their internationally protected right to leave the country, the Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday.

Human Rights Watch says China seeks to present an image of normalcy in Xinjiang while creating distrust among Uyghur diasporas through travel restrictions

China has eased travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains "severe restrictions" on those seeking to go abroad or visit family in Xinjiang, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said Monday.

Human Rights Watch says Uyghurs are rarely permitted to travel overseas with family members and often face interrogation on returning to China.