That is true, but all that means is that we have two problems, not that the criticism is wrong.
Hypocrisy is rarely a substantive counterargument. It's much more often whataboutism.
Hypocrisy is rarely a substantive counterargument. It's much more often whataboutism.
Human rights are themselves a fairly recent idea. I can't think of a single powerful country/empire that hasn't committed them to some degree. And things were much worse in the past.