<story><title>The persecution of the Uyghurs is a crime against humanity</title><url>https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/10/17/the-persecution-of-the-uyghurs-is-a-crime-against-humanity</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>zdragnar</author><text>Didn&amp;#x27;t China just get on to the human rights committee too?&lt;p&gt;Edit: yes, the human rights council, joined by Russia and Cuba. What a time to be alive.</text></item><item><author>goku99</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t understand what&amp;#x27;s the point of UN when these things are happening in a permanent UNSC member country. This C&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt; has been causing nuisance to their neighbors all the time. They Debt-Trap poor nations and exploit them. From Mongols to India, every neighbor has a problem, they are probably most worst neighbor you could get. Recently it was in news with yet another conflict with India[1]. This needs to stop. Entire World is Struggling to contain COVID while 600 million Chinese are on &lt;i&gt;Vacation&lt;/i&gt; [2]&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cnbc.com&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;india-says-officer-two-soldiers-killed-on-border-with-china.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cnbc.com&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;india-says-officer-two-soldi...&lt;/a&gt;
[2] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cnbc.com&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;china-attractions-630-million-people-travel-during-golden-week.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cnbc.com&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;china-attractions-630-millio...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tsimionescu</author><text>Cuba has a much better human rights record than Russia, China and the USA, at least as far as their impact on other countries goes. The presence of Saudi Arabia in the Human Rights council is a much worse travesty anyway, by any measure.</text></comment>
<story><title>The persecution of the Uyghurs is a crime against humanity</title><url>https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/10/17/the-persecution-of-the-uyghurs-is-a-crime-against-humanity</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>zdragnar</author><text>Didn&amp;#x27;t China just get on to the human rights committee too?&lt;p&gt;Edit: yes, the human rights council, joined by Russia and Cuba. What a time to be alive.</text></item><item><author>goku99</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t understand what&amp;#x27;s the point of UN when these things are happening in a permanent UNSC member country. This C&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt; has been causing nuisance to their neighbors all the time. They Debt-Trap poor nations and exploit them. From Mongols to India, every neighbor has a problem, they are probably most worst neighbor you could get. Recently it was in news with yet another conflict with India[1]. This needs to stop. Entire World is Struggling to contain COVID while 600 million Chinese are on &lt;i&gt;Vacation&lt;/i&gt; [2]&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cnbc.com&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;india-says-officer-two-soldiers-killed-on-border-with-china.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cnbc.com&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;india-says-officer-two-soldi...&lt;/a&gt;
[2] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cnbc.com&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;china-attractions-630-million-people-travel-during-golden-week.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cnbc.com&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;china-attractions-630-millio...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dalbasal</author><text>IMO, this proves the counterpoint.&lt;p&gt;The UN isn&amp;#x27;t and isn&amp;#x27;t supposed to be a political body. It isn&amp;#x27;t idealistic and it isn&amp;#x27;t designed to prevent human rights abuses. It is designed to prevent nuclear war between SC members. The HRC is not going to prevent or even deter human rights abuses, it never has.&lt;p&gt;The UN isn&amp;#x27;t a world government, isn&amp;#x27;t supposed to be.&lt;p&gt;Basically, the UN is a moot point. The UN is not going to do anything about Uygyur persecution in China. Neither is anti-UN shite.</text></comment>