Alas, the Human Rights Council has become predominantly a platform for those who engage in war-mongering and incitement to hatred. [1]What does “weaponization of human rights mean”? In the stockpile of weaponized human rights, the technique of “naming and shaming” has become a sort of ubiquitous Kalashnikov. Just before this Human Rights Council session, my new book “The Human Rights Industry” was published by Clarity Press[2], offering a clear diagnosis, identifying the dysfunctions of the UN human rights promotion and protection mechanisms, and providing a prognosis with concrete, implementable, pragmatic proposals for the rehabilitation of the system. At a time of global challenges, one would expect that the Human Rights Council would endeavour to provide sustainable global solutions.

Source: New York Times July 03, 2023 05:59 UTC