Russia, China Blast US for Human Rights over Ferguson Unrest

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Russia, China and other ordinary citizens reacted to the protests in Ferguson on Tuesday, saying that the scenes of unrest in Missouri undermined the US's credibility to criticize other countries on human rights.

The liberal use of teargas by police, the firing of non-lethal rounds and the enveloping sense of chaos featured extensively in coverage by international state media, including Russia Today [RT].

RT quoted UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein decrying America's "troubled" record on race relations and pointing out that African Americans ended up in jail - or worse - in disproportionate numbers.

Russian commentators and state media implied that the disorder in Ferguson was a kind of cosmic payback for the US's meddling in Ukraine, currently the scene of a war in the east of the country.

Russia's Foreign Ministry's human rights envoy, Konstantin Dolgov, meanwhile, fired off a series of tweets accusing the US administration of hypocrisy and serial failure.

He observed: "Racial and ethnic tensions continue to rise in US society. It's about time the US authorities paid attention to this rather than focusing on lecturing the rest of the world on human rights."

Furthermore, when asked about the violence over the case in the US, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the case is an internal US affair but no country is perfect regarding human rights.

"We have to improve the record of human rights and promote the cause of human rights," she said.

Ordinary citizens across the Middle East also expressed solidarity with Ferguson's unhappy residents. In particular, Palestinians expressed their support - and even offered handy tips as to how protesters might best deal with attacks by cops using tear gas.
A number of US cities have been the scene of violent demonstrations by people who are angry about the grand jury decision.

On Monday, St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch announced that white police officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted and that he would not even face charges for killing 18-year-old African-American Michael Brown in August.

The riots on Monday caused massive damage in St. Louis County.

The Saint Louis police chief said at least 18 people were injured and more than 80 people were arrested.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team