Venezuela, representing the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, reiterated the opposition to the “politicization of human rights and divisive actions”, criticizing “Western interference in other countries’ internal affairs under the guise of human rights”.
“The human rights situation that should gather the most attention at the Committee this year is undoubtedly that of Gaza,” Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative said. He called it “double standards” to downplay the humanitarian situation in Gaza while accusing China regarding issues in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
He accused Australia and the U.S. of “using human rights as a pretext to interfere in China’s internal affairs, curb its development, and broadly suppress developing countries that adhere to an independent and autonomous foreign policy.”