U.S. leads global human rights violations
“Human rights watchdog Amnesty International accused the United States of violating human rights, ignoring international law and sending a “permissive signal to abusive governments”.”
When the most powerful country in the world thumbs its nose at the rule of law and human rights, it grants a license to others to commit abuse with impunity and audacity.
Not to mention, UN Human Rights Watch has slammed the Bush administration and the U.S. Congress for failing to call for a complete and independent probe into abuses against prisoners in U.S. custody in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.
Oh, another thing, the U.S. government is totally not implementing the Geneva Conventions, and US tries all the time to justify the use of harsh interrogation techniques, the practice of holding “ghost detainees” and the “rendering” of detainees to third countries where torture is not outlawed.
And I dont know if you knew this or not, UN itself fails to hold its member states to account on human rights, one of its primary goals.
“The UN Commission of Human Rights has become a forum for horse-trading on human rights,” secretary general Irene Khan said. “Last year the commission dropped Iraq from scrutiny, could not agree on action on Chechnya, Nepal or Zimbabwe and was silent on Guantanamo Bay.”
I firmly believe it is time for reform of the UN human rights machinery to improve its legitimacy, efficiency and effectiveness in protecting human rights. Currently, of how things are presented right now, is a joke.
Based on all of the facts I mentioned above and have not, US ranks no.1 as a violator of human rights, instead of setting a good example of how the world should respect human (rights).
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