United Nations Human Rights Council building in Geneva. File photoGENEVA, Oct 3 A group of 11 countries issued a joint statement before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) condemning discrimination against Russians and Russian speakers in some states. This was announced by the permanent mission of Russia at the organization in Geneva. The document was signed by Russia, Belarus, Bolivia, China, Ethiopia, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Syria and Venezuela.
Russia called on UNHCHR to publicly condemn Russophobia in the Baltic States»We are deeply concerned about the unprecedented scale and depth of discrimination unleashed by the authorities of a number of countries against Russians and Russian-speaking people in recent months,» the statement reads. that what is happening grossly violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the obligations of the countries concerned under international human rights covenants, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and other international treaties in the field of promotion and protection of human rights. The countries that signed the document called on governments to immediately stop «this hysteria «, the persecution of Russian and Russian-speaking people, as well as rush to fulfill human rights obligations. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin said that one of the reasons for the centuries-old Russophobia is that Russia did not allow itself to be robbed during the period of colonial conquest and forced Europeans to conduct mutually beneficial trade. The head of state also noted that the current Western Russophobia is nothing but racism.
