The United States not only has a terrible domestic human rights record, it is also the main source of many human rights disasters worldwide: China.

 

March 12, 2010 (Hamsayeh.Net) - China and Russia hold the mirror in front of the United States to see its own image on human rights issues just exactly how the rest of the world sees it.

 

The ugly image being reflected back of the US’ human rights records was described in a Chinese report published by Xinhua, today. The report pointed at widespread human rights abuses committed by the US over the past several years. ‘At a time when the world is suffering a serious human rights disaster caused by the US subprime crisis-induced global financial crisis, the US government still ignores its own serious human rights problems but revels in accusing other countries. It is really a pity,’ the report said.

 

China also criticized Washington over wiretapping ordinary citizens thereby infringing on their civil rights. ‘The United States not only has a terrible domestic human rights record, it is also the main source of many human rights disasters worldwide,’ the report said.

 

The world remembers when a massive earthquake hit the island of Haiti last January. At the time when most of the world was concentrating on providing humanitarian relieves the US was trying to show off military power to quake stricken Haitians by sending thousands of fully armed troops into the region.

 

The Chinese report lashed out at US’ inhumane treatment of its own citizens saying that most US citizens were threatened by "widespread violent crimes", while abuses of power were common among law enforcement officials.

 

In Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry strongly criticized US’ 2009 report on human rights. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the report ignores US’ own record. ‘Everything is very traditional and even ritual in the report: approaches, theses, conclusions and informants. In this respect, we haven't noticed much difference despite the 'reset' in our relations declared by today's administration,’ the ministry said as reported by Ria Novosti. 

 

‘It is no secret to anyone that this opus is aimed primarily at solving the political issues of the U.S. establishment,’ it added. The ministry’s report said that it was interesting to know how the US State Department which issues this annual report would indeed comment on all the tortures, cruel and inhumane treatment of people in the US itself.

 

In its annual report on Human Rights the US State Department commented on what it called human rights abuses by a number of countries including Russia and China.