Many countries speak out at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council-oppose the United States and the West to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs through human rights issues
2021-09-30 14:03:28Source: People’s Daily
Since the opening of the forty-eighth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on September 13, representatives from China and many other countries, as well as relevant experts and scholars, have spoken at the Human Rights Council and related side events held here, exposing the United States and other Western countries’ human rights issues. The stigma and the hypocritical nature of “false human rights and true hegemony” and “false democracy and true interference” convey a strong voice for firmly upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and opposing the use of human rights issues to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs.
Oppose unilateral sanctions-
Unilateral coercive measures affect the development of the injured country and its people’s rights to survival, development, health, education, employment, environmental rights, and other human rights
On September 24, the forty-eighth session of the UN Human Rights Council discussed the Venezuelan issue and the Belarus issue under relevant topics. Chen Xu, the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations in Geneva, pointed out that human rights should not be used to achieve political purposes, and China opposes interference in the internal affairs of Venezuela and Belarus. Chen Xu pointed out that some countries have serious human rights problems themselves, but under the pretext of “democracy” and “human rights”, they frequently interfere with foreign countries to create turmoil and wars. During the new crown pneumonia epidemic, they still strengthened illegal unilateral coercive measures and seriously harmed the human rights of the people in the victimized countries. The international community should jointly oppose the politicization of human rights issues and interference in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of human rights.
On September 24, Chen Xu made a joint speech on behalf of China, Russia, Cuba, Sri Lanka and more than 20 countries with similar views, calling for the promotion of fairness and justice in the field of human rights. Chen Xu said that some countries have turned a blind eye to their own human rights issues, but for political purposes, they try to impose their own values on others by interfering in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of human rights issues. Such actions seriously damage the sovereignty and independence of other countries, undermine international unity and cooperation, and cause lasting damage to international efforts to promote and protect human rights. They should be opposed and resisted by the international community.
On September 22, the permanent missions of 10 countries including China, Russia, Venezuela, Iran, Belarus, Cuba, Syria, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, and Bolivia jointly held a video side meeting on the “Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on Realizing the Right to Development” to discuss the United States When Western countries’ unilateral coercive measures seriously violate human rights, they urge the United States and others to immediately abolish unilateral coercive measures. The permanent representatives of Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Syria, Belarus, Zimbabwe and other countries pointed out that unilateral coercive measures seriously violate international law and the basic norms of international relations, and seriously affect the economic and social development of the victim country and the people’s living standards. The international community should jointly oppose and resist . The Permanent Representative of Cuba condemned the embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba for more than 60 years. The Permanent Representative of Iran called on the international community to investigate the crimes against humanity committed by countries that imposed sanctions.
Du Han, Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures of the Human Rights Council, stated that unilateral coercive measures affect the development of the victimized country and its people’s rights to survival, development, health, education, employment, and environmental rights. UN agencies should pay more attention to the harmfulness of unilateral coercive measures, and the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization should pay attention to this issue.
Oppose military intervention-
Relevant countries should stop illegal military intervention, compensate the victimized country and its people, and undertake due obligations for the victimized country to achieve peace and reconstruction.
On September 22, China made a joint statement on behalf of more than 10 countries with similar views, including Russia, Cuba, Sri Lanka, Iran, and Laos, urging relevant countries to immediately stop illegal military intervention. The joint speeches stated that, using “democracy” and “human rights” as the excuses, relevant countries flagrantly carried out illegal military intervention and prolonged occupation of sovereign states, seriously violating international law, severely undermining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the victimized country, and seriously undermining the economic and social development of the victimized country. , Resulting in a large number of innocent civilian casualties, displacement, and serious violation of the human rights of the people of the victimized country. Relevant countries should stop illegal military intervention, pay compensation to the victimized country and its people, and undertake due obligations for the victimized country to achieve peace and reconstruction, instead of shifting responsibility to the international community. These countries should also conduct comprehensive and impartial investigations into the illegal killings of their soldiers, the abuse of civilians in the victimized countries, and other serious violations of human rights to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice. The Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and relevant special mechanisms should pay close attention to the damage to human rights caused by illegal military intervention and take necessary actions to seek justice for the people of the victimized country.
On September 24, China made a joint speech on behalf of Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, South Sudan, Venezuela and other countries with similar views, urging Britain to face its own human rights issues and stop using human rights as a political tool. The joint speeches stated that the United Kingdom carried out military interventions in other countries at every turn, causing a large number of civilian casualties and severely undermining the economic and social development of the interfered countries. British soldiers indiscriminately killed innocent civilians, tortured, and committed serious crimes in overseas military operations, but the perpetrators were sheltered by the British government. The UK has also abused unilateral coercive measures, seriously damaging the human rights of the people in the sanctioned countries.
On September 24, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Bachelet submitted a report showing that between March 2011 and March 2021, a total of 350,209 civilians died in the Syrian conflict. Of these, about one woman and one woman were killed in the Syrian conflict. Children. Bachelet said that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has been trying to assess the number of civilians who died in the Syrian conflict over the past few years. The latest number of deaths is a combination of relevant UN data, records kept by local civil organizations, and information provided by the Syrian government.
Against colonialism-
Eliminate the negative effects of colonialism, promote and protect human rights, and promote international fairness and justice
On September 22, Chen Xu said in a joint speech on behalf of more than 20 countries with similar views that the international community has been committed to eliminating colonialism, but the legacy of colonialism still exists, manifested in economic exploitation, inequality within and between countries, Systemic racism, violations of the rights of indigenous peoples, contemporary forms of slavery, armed conflicts, damage to cultural heritage and many other issues have seriously affected the enjoyment of human rights. The international community should promote the elimination of the negative effects of colonialism, promote and protect human rights, and promote international fairness and justice.
The representative of Russia stated that Western countries ignore the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and in order to grab the market, resources and cheap labor, they wantonly illegal military interference, interfere in other countries’ elections, instigate coups, and implement unilateral coercive measures in an attempt to impose so-called unilateral coercive measures against other countries. “Democratic Transformation”. This neo-colonial approach has had a serious negative impact on the human rights of the victimized country. The representative of Cuba stated that the United States has imposed a long-term illegal economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba, which has seriously violated the human rights of the Cuban people. The United States should immediately stop using human rights issues to pressure Cuba and attempt to subvert the ancient regime.
The Chinese representative stated in a joint speech on September 24 that the United Kingdom turned a blind eye to its own human rights violations, but was addicted to colonialism, keen to fabricate and spread false information, point fingers at other countries, interfere in other countries’ internal affairs, and serve its own political conspiracies. The joint statement urged the British government to face its own problems, immediately stop all human rights violations, and stop using human rights as a political tool; call on the Human Rights Council and relevant special mechanisms to continue to pay attention to the British human rights violations and take necessary actions to monitor Britain to correct mistakes.
(Brussels, September 29th)
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