Draw inspiration from Western democracies but don't be blind

Apropos to Mr. Kajal Chatterjee's letter 'Let us take a hard look at ourselves' (TDS, Mar. 4). When something doesn't support or agenda, it'll be called a human right abuse while when it doesn't support other people's agenda, it will be considered bad and evil. 'Human rights' is often used as a tool by the rich and powerful to abuse the poor and powerless to place sanctions that benefit the long term economic goals of rich countries who intend to establish a hegemony. The wealth of the West has been consolidated at the price of the tears, blood, dignity, dreams, aspirations and hopes of countless people from the East for generations. Mr. Chatterjee should introspect first the innumerable cases of global human rights abuses by Western nations toward other poorer countries before he counsels others. It is good to draw inspiration from Western democracies; however, a blind and selective tolerance to their broader injustice only reflects a narrow, hollow and selfish vision.