China, Pakistan's election to UNHRC will damage credibility of rights body: PoK activist

An activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) condemned re-election of China and Pakistan as members of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Calling m as “world's worst human rights abusers”, Amj Ayub Mirza tweeted that election of countries like Pakistan and China will damage credibility of UN body. 

Last month, Indian diplomat Vimarsh Aryan h lambasted Pakistan at a UNHRC session while exercising its Right to Reply. dressing Human Rights Council president, Vimarsh arsh said that Pakistan is using a “pernicious mask” to masquere as a champion of human rights when country itself violates it by torturing and persecuting minorities.

In a strong-worded statement, arsh urged council and international community to dress irony where a “failed state like Pakistan” preaches an “open and democratic system like India.” He said that Pakistan, on one hand, pretends to speak for human beings but, at same time, has unleashed state-sponsored cross-border terrorism against India.

“ Pakistani shenanigan of running with hare and hunting with hound is hard to miss,” he ded. 

Indian envoy vised Pakistan to dress gross human rights violations inflicted upon minorities inste of squandering membership of Human Rights forum for purposes which are “neir humane nor right.” Calling Pakistan as “epicentre of global terrorism”, envoy said that country is violating every single international treaty and declaration on human rights.

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Chinese atrocities on Uyghurs

A day later, human rights activist Hillel Neuer tore into China for alleged human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims and or ethnic minorities in Xinjiang region. Neuer asked logic behind appointment of China, a country accused of gross human rights abuse, as a part of five-member UNHRC panel which is responsible for nomination of investigators on arbitrary detention.

Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, told council that a UN committee found credible reports of China's mass detention of Uyghurs, with an estimated one million members of minority community herded into so-called re-education camps. He expressed discontent over countries backing China on Uyghurs issue, referring to a letter signed by several nations including Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and Russia, Saudi Arabia. fresh tranche of 15 UNHRC members elected by UN General Assembly also includes Cuba and Russia.

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