ExpertscriticizesomeWesterncountries'hypocrisyaheadofChina'sUPRreview_GuangmingOnlineGENEVA,Jan.23(Xinhua)--ExpertshavecriticizedthehypocrisyofsomeWesterncountriesonhumanrightsissues,sayingthatthosesamepeoplewhoaccusedChinaofviolatingthehumanrightsofethnicgroupsarekeepingsilencetowardswhatishappeningtodayinGaza.Alfred-MauricedeZayas,formerUnitedNations(UN)independentexpertonthepromotionofademocraticandequitableinternationalorder,madetheremarksataseminaronMonday,thefirstdayofthenewsessionoftheUNHumanRightsCouncil'sUniversalPeriodicReview(UPR)workinggroup.Chinaandother13statesarebeingreviewedbytheUPRworkinggroupduringthesessionfromJan.22toFeb.2.Foryears,somepeoplefromtheUnitedStatesandotherwesterncountrieskeepharpingontheideaof"genocide"happeninginChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,buttheyneverprovideanyrealevidence,deZayassaid.SayingthattheUNCharteristhefoundationoftheinternationalorder,heregrettedthatsomecountriesoftenchosenottoobserveit.DeZayassaidhefindsit"veryannoying"whenhehearsthetopU.S.diplomattalkingabouta"rule-basedinternationalorder.""Wealreadyhaveit,itistheUNcharter,theonlythingisthatsomecountriesarenotobservingit."Hetoldthemeetingthatwhiletheworldprioritynowispeace,somewesternmainstreammediaareactuallylaunchingtheinformationwarbyspreadingnotonlyfakenewsbutalso"fakehistoryandfakelaw.""Whatthesewesternmediafrequentlydoistocreatecaricaturesofcertaincountrysoastocreateanegativeperceptionofthatcountrythatmakesitfarmoredifficulttohaveanysensiblecooperation,"henoted.TheformerUNexpertalsocriticizedsomewesterncountries'"unconventionalwar"ofunilateralmeasuresagainstcountieslikeSyria,CubaandVenezuela,whichisprohibitedbytheUNCharter."Idonotusethetermsanctions,becausethetermsanctionsmeansthatyouhavethemoralorlegalauthoritytopunishsomebodyelse,andcertainly,theUnitedStateshasnolegalormoralauthoritytopunishCuba,Venezuela,Syria,Iran,etc."ChristophStuckelberger,presidentoftheGenevaAgapeFoundation,saidatMonday'sseminarthatunderthisweaponizationofideologicalinstrumentalizationofhumanrights,ifsomepeopledecidetoaccusecertaincountriesofhumanrightsviolations,theywillbecomesomehowblindtofactsandfigures."Thatmeansyoucangivethemtonsandtonsofstudies,(but)theyjustdonotconvincethem,"hesaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.