Beginning in 2019, reports of forced sterilization in Xinjiang began to surface.[13][135][136] Zumrat Dwut, a Uyghur woman, claimed that she was forcibly sterilized by tubal ligation during her time in a camp before her husband was able to get her out through requests to Pakistani diplomats.[4][137] The Xinjiang regional government denies that she was forcibly sterilized.[37]