“There is a high cost to ignoring human rights violations and the knock-on effects should not be underestimated.” With this warning, Human Rights Watch published in London Annual report in which it analyzes the human rights situation in nearly 100 countries. 2022 was marked by horrors such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the persecution of the Uighurs in China, and the brutal crackdown on anti-regime protesters in Iran.
This infestation It has been concluded on a large scale so far by Vladimir Putin in Ukraine in February. destruction and death a big scale. “Unlawful executions, including extrajudicial executions that constitute war crimes. Russian atrocities have been repeated countless times”, is stated in the report. An important part of the Kremlin’s strategy seems to be “to cause civilian suffering, for example, by repeatedly attacking the energy infrastructure on which Ukrainians depend for electricity, water and heating services”. Violent military operations in Ukraine suppression of human rights and activists Russia supporting these rights and rejecting war, suppressing opposition and criticism of the Government.
International institutions such as the UN Human Rights Council or the General Assembly responded quickly to the crisis by researching, documenting and condemning the occupation. The report praises the reaction of European countries. they have received millions of Ukrainian refugees, a “laudable response”. But it also highlights “The double standards of most European Union member states in how they treat countless Syrians, Afghans, Palestinians, Somalis and other refugees.” Human Rights Watch “Governments think they should have considered what would have happened long ago, in 2014, when war broke out in eastern Ukraine, had the international community acted in a coordinated way to hold Putin accountable; for violations in Syria in 2015; or by the intensification of repressive measures against human rights in Russia over the past decade”.
1 million Uighurs arrested
In the case of Report blames China “endless hostility to human rights guarantees” From the government of President Xi Jinping, who last year secured a third term and the mandate to be “leader for life.” The report identifies deep violations across a country with increasingly tight security systems.
Beijing carried out mass detention with detention in concentration camps one million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities “subject to torture, political brainwashing and forced labor” freedom of religion, without freedom of expression, and with the destruction of their culture. A situation that “stands out for its seriousness, greatness and brutality”.
Iran 2022 saw a huge wave of protests following the death in September of 22-year-old Iranian Masha (Jina) Amini, who was detained for not wearing a “proper headscarf”. However, the compulsory use of this headscarf, which covers women’s heads, “is not the most visible symbol of oppression.” Human Rights Watch says that a new generation of protesters across the country “People tired of the disappointments of past generations, of living without basic rights and being ruled by those who brutally despise the well-being of their people”. A government that, in addition to suppressing the population, pushes it into poverty due to its mismanagement of the economy.
Saudi Arabia
The position of great powers is sometimes uncertain due to economic and political interests. The report criticizes Joe Biden For an “almost friendly handshake” with the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin salman. Biden as presidential candidate Making Saudi Arabia a “pariah state” for his track record on human rights. The prince, the de facto leader of the oil power, is accused of being behind the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and allowing the execution of numerous dissidents within the country.