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Human Rights Record of the U.S. in 2005

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-03-09 11:47

Following is the full text of the Human Rights Record of the United
States in 2005, released by the Information office of China's State
Council Thursday.

The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2005

The Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of
China March 9, 2006

On March 8, the U.S. Department of State, posing once again as "the
world's judge of human rights," released its Country Reports on Human
Rights Practices for 2005. As in previous years, the State Department
pointed the finger at human rights situations in more than 190 countries
and regions, including China, but kept silent on the serious violations
of human rights in the United States. To help people realize the true
features of this self-styled "guardian of human rights," it is necessary
to probe into the human rights abuses in the United States in 2005.

I. On Life and Security of Person

For a long time, the life and personal security of people of the United
States have not been under efficient protection. American society is
characterized with rampant violent crimes. Across the country each year,
50,000 suicides and homicides are committed (Va.Violent Deaths Are Mostly
Suicides, The Washington Post, October12, 2005).

The U.S. Justice Department reported on Sept. 25, 2005 that there were
5,182,670 violent crimes in the United States in 2004. There were 21.4
victims for every 1,000 people aged 12 and older, which amounts to about
one violent crime victim for every 47 U.S. citizens (Crime Rate Remains
at 2003 Level, Study Says, The Washington Post, September 26, 2005).

According to figures released by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), murder increased by 2.1 percent across the United States during
the first six months of 2005, compared with the same period of 2004. A
total of 4,080 murders were reported in cities with more than 10,000
people, while homicides were up 13 percent in cities with a population of
10,000 or less (Murder Ratein Small Cities Jumps 13%, USA Today, Dec. 20,
2005).

The Washington D.C., with a population of less than 600,000, had 194
slayings in 2005 (D. C. Area Slaying Climbed In 2005, The Washington
Post, Jan. 2, 2006).

In Chicago, the number of various crimes exceeded 125,000 from January to
September of 2005, including 352 murders, 11,564 robberies, 8,903
assaults and 534 arsons (http://egov.cityofchicago.org).

From January to mid-November of 2005, 334 persons were murdered in
Philadelphia, exceeding the total number of murderees in the city in 2004
( Philly: 334 Killings So Far This Year, Philadelphia Daily News, Nov.
14, 2005).

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