Russia: Westerners violated human rights in Afghanistan under the pretext of fighting terrorism
| The Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations stated that the United States and its allies have openly violated human rights under the pretext of fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, “Maria Zabolotskaya, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, stated that the Western countries, under the pretext of fighting international terrorism, during their operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, clearly violated human rights.
The Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia added: When we hear from our Western colleagues the well-known points about the importance of protecting human rights in the implementation of anti-terrorism measures and the need to respect international laws, we should not consider gross violations of human rights by the West in Let’s forget the duration of these actions.
He continued: Western representatives’ sudden concern about human rights is completely in contrast to the term “secondary damage” which they usually use for They use to cover civilian casualties in indiscriminate bombing of cities.
This Russian diplomat clarified that the attacks are carried out by human rights advocates claiming that terrorists are targeted. Killing civilians is called secondary damage.
“Maria Zakharova”, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasized that America no longer has the right to talk about the observance of human rights in other countries and said: Why do Europeans, who comment on everything, not provide an interpretation regarding the events of the United States? ?
Also, the Russian Embassy in Washington recently advised the American diplomats to pay more attention to the human rights situation in their own country in response to the continued criticism of the US State Department. have.
| Publisher | Tasnim News |
