China's internment camps aim to 'brainwash' Muslim minorities Amnesty International says China's internment camps are trying to "brainwash" Xinjiang's Muslim minorities into obeying the Communist Party in political re-education facilities, where guards are equipped with tear gas, Tasers, stun guns and spiked clubs to keep tight control over the "students," according to government documents. STOCKSHOTS of western Xinjiang region AND SOUNDBITES of Patrick Poon, Amnesty International researcher.