Pakistan’s presence on the UN Human Rights Council only illustrates yet again what a cruel joke the UN really is. Pakistan has an abysmal human rights record. Morning Star News reported on October 6 that “Pakistan ranked fifth on Christian support organization Open Doors 2020 World Watch list of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian, and on Nov. 28, 2018, the United States added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom.” Hindus and other religious minorities fare no better.
Note also that Khan is going to focus on Jammu and Kashmir, again trying to erode India’s legitimate right to the territory, and upon “Islamophobia.” “Islamophobia” is a propaganda term that is used for two unrelated phenomena: vigilante attacks against innocent Muslims, which are never justified, and honest analysis of the motivating ideology behind jihad violence and Sharia oppression of women and others. The goal of this conflation is to inhibit such analysis and intimidate people into thinking it’s wrong to oppose jihad terror. And it’s working great.
“PM Imran ‘pleased’ with Pakistan’s re-election to HRC, says will continue to speak against Islamophobia,” Dawn, October 14, 2020 (thanks to Lookmann):
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said he was “pleased” over Pakistan’s re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a fifth time and vowed that the country would continue to raise its voice “against Islamophobia and in support of mutual respect”.
Pakistan has been elected to the UN body for a three-year term.
In a series of tweets, the premier said that Pakistan was committed to uphold human rights for all and would work towards “advancement of tolerance and constructive engagement”. He said that as an HRC member, Pakistan will also continue to “expose” the human rights violations by the Indian forces in occupied Kashmir.
The prime minister further said that Pakistan will continue its efforts towards consensus building and ensuring that HRC’s work is “guided by principles of universality, impartiality, dialogue and cooperation”.
PM Imran also lauded the efforts made by the Foreign Office and Pakistan’s overseas missions that led to “yet another diplomatic achievement”. He said that the efforts of FO and overseas Pakistani missions have “enhanc(ed) Pakistan’s profile and recognition on the international stage”.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had said that Pakistan’s re-election to the HRC has provided a unique opportunity for highlighting the Kashmir issue.
Speaking to the media, the foreign minister said that there was a communications blockade in the occupied valley while independent observes don’t have access to the region. “So, this is a forum that can become the voice [of the Kashmiris].”
Asked about Pakistan’s priorities as a member of the UN body, Qureshi said that there should be four priorities; the Kashmir issue, the rise of Islamophobia, “Muslim causes” and human rights….
In an earlier statement carried by Radio Pakistan, the minister had termed Pakistan’s re-election an “important diplomatic achievement”. He said that Pakistan was supported by every region in its re-election while influential and important countries had also backed the country’s bid.
He added that the vote vouched for Pakistan’s performance in the council over the past three years, adding that the country’s role was now being recognised by the world. Qureshi said human rights violations were increasing in occupied Kashmir and becoming a part of the UN body at this critical juncture was a big achievement, the report said.
In a tweet late night on Tuesday, the foreign minister said the re-election was “a manifestation of the international community’s confidence and trust in Pakistan’s commitment to a progressive national & global human rights agenda.”…