The accuser, the USA, which always asserts that other countries are failing in their human right's obligations, has not passed the grade in its own human rights activities, according to a UN Report.
"A United Nations committee of independent monitors this week released a damning assessment of human rights in the United States, showing an overall dismal performance on issues from Guantanamo Bay detentions to mass surveillance to accountability for past atrocities—earning what the U.S. Human Rights Network called a "failing grade."
The United Nations Human Rights Committee's investigation was one of a handful of periodic reviews aimed at evaluating countries that have ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights established in 1976. In particular, the assessment measured U.S. implementation of the committee's recommendations for improving the country's human rights record.
The experts determined that the U.S. performance in 2014 was "relatively poor," Vincent Ploton, head of external relations for the Geneva-based Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), told Common Dreams.
The agency delivers grades that range from "A" the "E." The U.S. score for 2014 was summarized in the following graphic, compiled by CCPR. Ploton explained: "There is only one B1 grade, which means substantial action was taken. C1 means that there was no implementation, and C2 is worse, as it means the information provided by the U.S. was not relevant to the recommendations. D1 means there was no response."
"A United Nations committee of independent monitors this week released a damning assessment of human rights in the United States, showing an overall dismal performance on issues from Guantanamo Bay detentions to mass surveillance to accountability for past atrocities—earning what the U.S. Human Rights Network called a "failing grade."
The United Nations Human Rights Committee's investigation was one of a handful of periodic reviews aimed at evaluating countries that have ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights established in 1976. In particular, the assessment measured U.S. implementation of the committee's recommendations for improving the country's human rights record.
The experts determined that the U.S. performance in 2014 was "relatively poor," Vincent Ploton, head of external relations for the Geneva-based Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), told Common Dreams.
The agency delivers grades that range from "A" the "E." The U.S. score for 2014 was summarized in the following graphic, compiled by CCPR. Ploton explained: "There is only one B1 grade, which means substantial action was taken. C1 means that there was no implementation, and C2 is worse, as it means the information provided by the U.S. was not relevant to the recommendations. D1 means there was no response."
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