Hello, dear comrades.
This is something I've been thinking a lot recently. Since I am Chilean, I am well aware of the violations of Human Rights ordered and carried out by Pinochet and his minions during his narcodictatorship. The so-called opposition to Pinochet that encompased social democrats, opportunists (such as the vile Christian Democratic Party, the organisation that received the most funding from the CIA), and many revisionist organisations essentially took the chance to use Human Rights as a tool to gain political and electoral support.
It is this very revisionist 'left' that is also the first to condemn and dennounce AES because they aim to apply the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. For example, former president Michelle Bachelet, who was allegedly imprisoned, tortured, and exiled during Pinochet's dictatorship, followed the Western psyop about the Uyghur people in Xinjiang by stating that the People's Republic of China was responsible for 'high violations of human rights' when she was the UN High Commissioner. Ironic, given that she violated the Mapuche people's Human Rights during her first presidency.
From what I've seen, what is understood as Human Rights in the zeitgeist is quite 'liberal'. I certainly do not remember mentions of liberation of nor power to the working class or any other concepts related to Marxist theory and practice. Moreover, organisations such as Human Rights Watch are the first to condemn and influence the public opinion on Cuba, the People's Republic of China, the DPRK, etc. even when they are in a constant struggle to protect and help the working class and its many peoples.
Finally, the rise of fascism and the far right worldwide and the abuse of terms such as 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom' in general to spew lies, revisionism, anti-science, anti-communism, etc. show us that they have no qualms in also using Human Rights as a tool. However, if history has taught us anything, it's that this kind of scum who trample over them and also use revisionism for their political ends.
So, how are we as Marxist-Leninists supposed to understand Human Rights and tackle the problem of non-Marxists taking advantage of them?
Cheers
I think this graphic by prof. Roland Boer explains it concisely.
Thank you, comrade. Most appreciated.