Chinese envoy calls on OHCHR to probe US human rights violation

A Chinese envoy to the UN on Thursday called on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to conduct an investigation and seek accountability for US infringements on human rights, and emphasized that the US and a number of other countries should address their poor track record in their own human rights issues, according to China’s Permanent Mission to the UN.

Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, made the remarks at the interactive dialogue with Assistant SecretaryGeneral for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly held on Thursday.

Dai pointed out that the US and a number of other countries should face up to and deal with their own human rights issues, including the genocide of Native Americans, systemic racial discrimination and police brutality against ethnic minorities, and unilateral coercive measures against developing countries.

Dai also refuted the US, EU, Japan, and other countries that have used human rights as an excuse to smear China. “Those countries, with their hypocrisy and double standards, are in fact the biggest saboteur of international human rights cooperation,” Dai said.

On October 6, the 51st session of the Human Rights Council voted down a US-led draft decision on China’s Xinjiang region, which was a victory for facts and truth, Dai said.

Promoting and protecting human rights through solidarity and cooperation is the shared responsibility of the international community. It is the people of a country that have the biggest say in the quality of human rights there. China does not accept any condescending lecturing on human rights, and opposes the politicization of and double standards in human rights issues, Dai said.