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North Korea has called the United States a "graveyard of human rights" after the death of African American teenager Michael Brown and the riots going on in Ferguson.
In an interview with AFP, the foreign ministry of North Korea said, "The U.S. is indeed a country wantonly violating human rights where people are subject to discrimination and humiliation due to their race, and are in constant fear that they may get shot at any moment. ... It should not seek solutions to its problems in suppressing demonstrators, but bring to light the real picture of the American society, a graveyard of human rights, and have a correct understanding of what genuine human rights are like and how they should be guaranteed."
They also added that America should "mind its own business" and not interfere in the affairs of other nations.
North Korea had made such statements in response to the riots going on in Ferguson, the death of an African American teenager, police violence and racism still going on in America. However it is not only North Korea that had made such statements. Countries including China, Egypt and Iran have also criticized the United States for the recent events that have taken place in Ferguson.
"It's ironic that the U.S., with its brutal manner of assimilating minorities, never ceases to accuse China and countries like it of violating the rights of minorities," The Global Times, a state-influenced Chinese tabloid, wrote.
However, several experts and organizations including The Wire have explained however that the "laughably un-self-aware propoganda" comments come from nations that are often ranked as the countries with the most serious human rights abuses. North Korea, China and Iran that have so far made such statements regarding the riots in Ferguson regularly find themselves under this category.
