U.S. Commits, Lies About Domestic Human Rights Violations

By Alex Jung, AlterNet
Posted on December 12, 2007, Printed on December 13, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/story/70353/

The Geneva conventions aren't the only humanitarian standards the United States ignores. Under the Bush administration, the United States routinely commits human rights violations within its borders, according to a new report by the U.S. Human Rights Network.

The USHRN, a coalition of over 250 social justice and human rights organizations, published its report to challenge the findings of a self-assessment the U.S. government filed with the U.N. Committee on Ending Discrimination (CERD) last April.