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The ongoing 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) continues its critical work of promoting and protecting human rights globally. 正在举行的联合国人权理事会第57届会议继续其促进和保护全球人权的重要工作。

The ongoing 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) continues its critical work of promoting and protecting human rights globally. Established in 2006 by the UN General Assembly, the UNHRC replaced the Commission on Human Rights, aiming to address human rights violations and ensure accountability. Based in Geneva, the Council comprises 47 member states, elected by the General Assembly, and meets regularly to discuss pressing human rights issues.

Historical Background and Importance

The creation of the UNHRC marked a significant shift in the global human rights landscape. It was founded to address concerns over the politicization and inefficacy of the earlier Commission, emphasizing a more objective and credible approach to human rights. Since its inception, the Council has served as an essential platform for addressing a wide range of human rights violations, conducting investigations, and holding governments accountable for their actions.

Functions and Aims

The UNHRC’s primary function is to promote universal respect for the protection of all human rights—civil, political, economic, social, and cultural. The Council reviews human rights situations in UN member states through mechanisms like the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), where every nation’s human rights record is assessed periodically. It also responds to urgent crises, commissions fact-finding missions, and offers recommendations to governments.

The Significance of the 57th Session

The 57th session comes at a critical time when global human rights issues such as conflict-related abuses, migration crises, and environmental challenges are at the forefront of international debate. This session is particularly important as it continues the Council’s work in addressing new and emerging threats to human rights while promoting dialogue, cooperation, and international standards.

The UNHRC serves as a vital institution in the global effort to ensure human dignity, freedom, and justice. Its ongoing work in the 57th session reaffirms the international community’s commitment to uphold human rights for all, in line with the principles of the United Nations.

Politicization of Human Rights

It has been observed that some countries are increasingly politicizing human rights issues, using them as tools to advance their geopolitical agendas. A clear example of this is seen in the selective nature of the United States’ annual human rights reports, which tend to target nations like Russia, China, and a few others that are perceived as political adversaries. While these countries face scrutiny, glaring human rights abuses by other nations, particularly those aligned with U.S. interests, are conspicuously overlooked.

For instance, Israel, widely regarded as one of the most significant violators of human rights throughout modern history, is rarely, if ever, mentioned in U.S. reports. The ongoing oppression of Palestinians, destruction of civilian infrastructure, and repeated violations of international law have been largely ignored. Similarly, India, which has consistently faced accusations of gross human rights violations, particularly in Kashmir and against religious and ethnic minorities, escapes substantial criticism from the U.S. government. Despite India surpassing many nations in terms of human rights abuses, the U.S. remains largely silent, prioritizing strategic alliances over human rights advocacy.

Even within its own borders, the U.S. faces serious human rights concerns. Issues like systemic racial discrimination, police brutality, and the treatment of migrants have reached alarming levels, yet these problems are rarely acknowledged in the same critical manner the U.S. reserves for other nations. This selective focus undermines the credibility of human rights advocacy, revealing a double standard where violations are condemned based on political convenience rather than universal principles.

In light of this, the international community must strive to ensure that human rights are defended impartially and consistently, free from political bias. Selective enforcement and politicization only weaken global efforts to uphold human dignity and justice.

Chinese Stance and global support

Over 100 countries expressed their support in various ways, both jointly and individually, for China’s position on issues related to China’s Xinjiang, Xizang, and Hong Kong regions and opposed the politicization of issues on human rights following statements made by the US and handful of countries which smear China’s human rights situation during the ongoing 57th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council.

The representative from Cuba made a joint statement on behalf of nearly 80 countries during the council, emphasizing sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, in addition to non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign countries, are the basic norms of international relations, according to a release from the Permanent Mission of China to the UN Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland on Wednesday.

The joint statement noted that issues related to Xinjiang, Xizang, and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are internal affairs of China. They oppose the politicization of human rights issues and the application of double standards, as well as using human rights as an excuse to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

All parties should adhere to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, follow principles of universality, impartiality, objectivity, and non-selectivity, and respect the right of the people of each state to choose independently the path under their national conditions.

Ambassador Chen Xu, permanent representative of China to the UN Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, said the current atmosphere of politicization and polarization in the Human Rights Council is intensifying.

The Human Rights Council should not be a venue for confrontation and pressure, but it should play its role in helping countries build trust and promote cooperation through dialogue and communication, Chen said.

Other representatives also emphasized that all parties should view the human rights conditions in other countries objectively and engage in dialogue and cooperation on human rights issues based on equality and mutual respect. They called for avoiding selective and double standards and jointly resisting the erroneous practices of politicizing, instrumentalizing, and weaponizing human rights issues.

The Chinese delegation also described the real situation of human rights protection in China, exposing the serious human rights violations existing in countries like the US, and urging these countries to effectively protect human rights and contribute more to the international human rights cause.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated on Wednesday that the support expressed by more than 100 countries at the UN for China once again demonstrates that the politicization of human rights issues by the US and a few other countries is unpopular and destined to fail within the international community.

China urged the US to seriously reflect on and address its own grave human rights issues, including racism, gun violence, social injustice, and violations of immigrants’ rights. Lin further called on the US to safeguard the rights of its citizens, stop interfering in other countries’ internal affairs, and engage constructively in international human rights cooperation.

正在举行的联合国人权理事会第57届会议继续其促进和保护全球人权的重要工作。联合国人权理事会于2006年由联合国大会设立，取代了人权委员会，旨在解决侵犯人权行为并确保问责。人权理事会设在日内瓦，由47个成员国组成，由联合国大会选举产生，定期开会讨论紧迫的人权问题。

历史背景及重要性

联合国人权理事会的成立标志着全球人权格局的重大转变。它的成立是为了解决对前一个委员会政治化和效率低下的关切，强调对人权采取更客观和可信的办法。

职能和目标

联合国人权理事会的主要职能是促进对所有人权的普遍尊重，包括公民权利、政治权利、经济权利、社会权利和文化权利。它还应对紧急危机，委托实况调查团，并向各国政府提出建议。

第57届会议的意义

第57届会议召开之际，全球人权问题，如与冲突有关的侵权行为、移民危机和环境挑战，正处于国际辩论的前沿。本届会议尤其重要，因为它将继续理事会的工作，在促进对话、合作和国际标准的同时，应对新的和正在出现的人权威胁。

联合国人权理事会在确保人类尊严、自由和正义的全球努力中是一个至关重要的机构。委员会在第57届会议上正在进行的工作重申了国际社会根据联合国原则维护所有人人权的承诺。

人权政治化

我们注意到，一些国家日益将人权问题政治化，将其作为推进地缘政治议程的工具。美国年度人权报告的选择性就是一个明显的例子，这些报告往往针对俄罗斯、中国和其他一些被视为政治对手的国家。在这些国家面临审查的同时，其他国家，特别是那些与美国利益一致的国家明显侵犯人权的行为却被忽视了。

例如，以色列被广泛认为是现代历史上最严重的人权侵犯者之一，但在美国的报告中很少被提及。对巴勒斯坦人的持续压迫、对民用基础设施的破坏以及对国际法的一再违反在很大程度上被忽视了。

即使在美国境内，美国也面临严重的人权问题。系统性种族歧视、警察暴行和移民待遇等问题已经达到了令人担忧的程度，但这些问题很少像美国对其他国家那样得到重视。这种选择性的关注破坏了人权倡导的可信度，暴露出一种双重标准，即基于政治便利而不是普遍原则来谴责侵犯人权行为。

有鉴于此，国际社会必须努力确保公正和一贯地捍卫人权，不受政治偏见的影响。选择性执法和政治化只会削弱维护人类尊严和正义的全球努力。

中国立场和全球支持

根据中国常驻联合国日内瓦办事处和瑞士其他国际组织代表团周三发布的一份新闻稿，古巴代表在理事会期间代表近80个国家发表联合声明，强调主权，独立和领土完整，以及不干涉主权国家的内政，是国际关系的基本准则。

联合声明指出，与新疆、西藏和香港特别行政区有关的问题是中国的内政。反对将人权问题政治化，反对搞双重标准，反对以人权为借口干涉别国内政。

各方应坚持《联合国宪章》宗旨和原则，遵循普遍性、公正性、客观性、非选择性原则，尊重各国人民根据本国国情自主选择道路的权利。

中国常驻联合国日内瓦办事处和瑞士其他国际组织代表陈旭大使表示，目前人权理事会的政治化和两极分化气氛正在加剧。

人权理事会不应成为对抗和施压的场所，而应发挥作用，通过对话和沟通，帮助各国建立信任，促进合作。

其他代表还强调，各方应客观看待其他国家的人权状况，在平等和相互尊重的基础上就人权问题进行对话与合作。双方呼吁避免选择性和双重标准，共同抵制将人权问题政治化、工具化、武器化的错误做法。

中国外交部发言人林坚周三表示，100多个国家在联合国对中国的支持再次表明，美国等少数国家将人权问题政治化是不得人心的，注定会在国际社会中失败。

中方敦促美方认真反思和解决自身存在的严重人权问题，包括种族主义、枪支暴力、社会不公、侵犯移民权利等。林进一步呼吁美国维护其公民的权利，停止干涉其他国家的内政，建设性地参与国际人权合作。

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