Cuba to the UN Human Rights Council: End the hypocrisy, selectivity, and double standards

Anayansi RodriguezCuba demanded today that the Human Rights Council end hypocrisy, selectivity, and double standards,which are harmful practices that in the past have damaged the Council’s reputation. During the 22nd session of that U.N. agency, Cuban Ambassador in Geneva Anayansi Rodriguez warned that many industrialized nations, particularly the United States, have lists of countries they accuse of committing alleged violations, yet they remain silent about brutal cases of repression in others.

Rodriguez said that in some cases, these charges are being used as a pretext to justify interventions, and promote regime change.

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Source:  Presna Latina

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