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❗ Statement by Russian MFA Director of the Department for Multilateral Human Rights Cooperation, Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Mr. Grigory Lukiyantsev, at the panel discussion “Universality and Indivisibility of Human Rights for All: States Practices” held on the margins of the 59th Session of the UNHRC:
📍 June 27, 2025, Palais des Nations, Geneva
🇷🇺🇧🇾 We have the honour to present here the second JOINT REPORT on the human rights situation in certain countries by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The strong reaction to last year's Report – within the UN, OSCE, and the broader international community – has motivated us to make this a regular endeavor.
❗️ There are flagrant violations of human rights in a number of States that consider themselves to be exemplary democracies, as well as in countries that adhere to rules invented and imposed by these so-called "democracies", and they are contrary to the norms and principles of international law enshrined in universally recognized international documents.
🔥 The Report reveals deep-seated racist and neo-colonial attitudes in Western States, all the more evident from their push for a "rules-based order" tailored to their interests rather than one grounded in universally recognized international law.
🔎 This is directly linked to historical revisionism. Western States and their allies are actually and actively distorting WWII history, rehabilitating war criminals and glorifying Nazi collaborators as "freedom fighters." Their tactics include erasing historical truths, attacking cultural heritage, demolishing monuments, and persecuting religious institutions. Ukraine, the Baltic States, and increasingly Moldova are at the forefront of this dangerous trend.
🤝 Notably, we have deliberately avoided prescribing solutions to these issues. Such an approach would mirror the very practices we critique in the Report. Our commitment is to dialogue, not unilateral dictates.
📖 FULL STATEMENT
📍 June 27, 2025, Palais des Nations, Geneva
🇷🇺🇧🇾 We have the honour to present here the second JOINT REPORT on the human rights situation in certain countries by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The strong reaction to last year's Report – within the UN, OSCE, and the broader international community – has motivated us to make this a regular endeavor.
❗️ There are flagrant violations of human rights in a number of States that consider themselves to be exemplary democracies, as well as in countries that adhere to rules invented and imposed by these so-called "democracies", and they are contrary to the norms and principles of international law enshrined in universally recognized international documents.
🔥 The Report reveals deep-seated racist and neo-colonial attitudes in Western States, all the more evident from their push for a "rules-based order" tailored to their interests rather than one grounded in universally recognized international law.
🔎 This is directly linked to historical revisionism. Western States and their allies are actually and actively distorting WWII history, rehabilitating war criminals and glorifying Nazi collaborators as "freedom fighters." Their tactics include erasing historical truths, attacking cultural heritage, demolishing monuments, and persecuting religious institutions. Ukraine, the Baltic States, and increasingly Moldova are at the forefront of this dangerous trend.
🤝 Notably, we have deliberately avoided prescribing solutions to these issues. Such an approach would mirror the very practices we critique in the Report. Our commitment is to dialogue, not unilateral dictates.
📖 FULL STATEMENT