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Human Rights Record of the U.S. in 2005 (Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-03-09 11:47
The facts listed above show a poor human rights record of the United
States, which forms not only a sharp contrast with its image of a self-claimed
"advocate of human rights," but also disaccord with its level of economic and
social development and international status. The U.S. government ought to first
clean up its own record of human rights before qualifying itself to commenton
human rights situations in other countries, let alone arrogantly telling them
what to do.
To respect for and protect human rights is a necessity and indicator of human
civilization, and to promote human rights is the common responsibility of all
countries and a major theme of international cooperation. No country in the
world can claim to have a perfect state of human rights, nor can any country
stay outside the course of human rights development. The issue of human rights
should become a theme of social development in all countries and of
international cooperation, rather than a slogan for exporting ideologies or even
a tool of diplomacy to fix others out of one's own political needs.
For years, the U.S. government has ignored and deliberately concealed serious
violations of human rights in its own country for fear of criticism. Yet it has
issued annual reports making unwarranted charges on human rights practices of
other countries, an act that fully exposes its hypocrisy and double standard on
human rights issues, which has naturally met with strong resistance and
opposition from other countries. We urge the U.S. government to look squarely at
its own human rights problems, reflect what it has done in the human rights
field and take concrete measures to improve its own human rights status. The
U.S.government should stop provoking international confrontation on the issue of
human rights, and make a fresh start to contribute more to international human
rights cooperation and to the healthy development of international human rights
cause.
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