Our leaders like to call themselves human rights defenders and progress supporters. But it is often only a question of ostentatious virtue. Hypocrisy seems to have become second nature!
For example, in the name of the fight against discrimination, we spend time and money to invent inclusive writing.
By contrast, no one denounces the atrocities that the Chinese police state inflicts on its Muslim minority in Xinjiang, the Uyghurs.
Concentration
According to reports from NGOs and researchers, surveillance technologies are ubiquitous, including in shops and mosques. The streets are crowded with checkpoints every 200 meters in order to subject Uyghurs to systematic identity checks. The police can seize cellphones at any time to ensure that the surveillance applications are installed. Authorities question kindergarten children about their parents’ religious beliefs.
That’s not all. Beijing would perform abortions and forced sterilizations. Rape is said to be frequent and Uyghur women are said to be forced to marry Han men. Without forgetting the mysterious disappearances.
And for whoever is in error, China has planned internment camps, even concentration camps.
According to Amnesty International, these “are above all places of punishment and torture”. A million Uyghurs are said to be held there in unspeakable conditions and experience the worst abominations. Some are even said to have had organs removed for resale.
Crime
This ethnic cleansing is a crime against humanity. Quite simply, it’s genocide. Yet the West remains lethargic. Inclusive writing is so much more important!
To add insult to injury, during the 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council, 46 countries signed a letter approving Beijing’s action in Xinjiang. Can you imagine worse hypocrisy?
Einstein was right: “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything!” “