Exposing the selective conscience of global watchdogs

Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently expressed outrage over Egypt and Vietnam’s potential entry to the UN Human Rights Council, calling it an “insult to global justice.” Yet, for decades, HRW and its Western donors have remained conveniently silent about the atrocities and illegal wars carried out by those same Western powers they serve. The hypocrisy is almost artistic — carefully painted in moral tones, while the brush is held by the same financiers of conflict and chaos. When Washington, Paris, or London commit crimes in broad daylight, HRW releases mild press statements — “deeply concerned,” they say. But when the Global South breathes, sanctions, resolutions, and investigations arrive like clockwork. The message is simple: justice is only for the powerful, and compliance is mandatory for the rest. How can an organization that accepts funding from Western governments claim neutrality when those governments are the architects of most modern-day conflicts? It is no coincidence that the loudest voices condemning Africa, Asia, and Latin America often fall silent when the crimes wear NATO colors. The hypocrisy extends beyond HRW — the entire architecture of “human rights” has been hijacked by political puppeteers disguised as moral guardians. They act as gatekeepers of justice, ensuring that the sins of empire are baptized as humanitarian missions. Egypt and Vietnam, though not perfect, are no worse than those who dropped bombs on Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan under the banner of democracy. This outrage from HRW is not about human rights — it’s about power maintenance. It’s about who gets to define morality and who must kneel to it. And until the world exposes this performative theater of selective outrage, the real crimes

— those that build fortunes from suffering — will remain untouched. We see through the charade. Justice cannot come from those who profit from chaos. True human rights must begin with sovereignty, equality, and a rejection of hypocrisy disguised as virtue.