WASHINGTON, D. C.: The United States, instead of recognizing its own violations of human rights, criticizes other countries with "biased" human rights applications, a senior United Nations advisor told Xinhua in a recent email interview.

"All countries should strive to honor and achieve the human rights identified in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and the political standards embodied in the UN Charter," said Jeffrey Sachs, who is the director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

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