By the Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
March 3, 2005
-In 2004 the atrocity of US troops abusing Iraqi POWs exposed the dark side of human rights performance of the United States. The scandal shocked the humanity and was condemned by the international community.
-American society is characterized with rampant violent crimes, severe infringement of people's rights by law enforcement departments and lack of guarantee for people's rights to life, liberty and security of person.
- Violent crimes pose a serious threat to people's lives. According to a report released by the Department of Justice of the United States on Nov. 29, 2004, in 2003 residents aged 12 and above in the United States experienced about 24 million victimizations, and there occurred 1,381,259 murders, robberies and other violent crimes, averaging 475 cases per 100,000 people. Among them there were 16,503 homicides, up 1.7 percent over 2002, or nearly six cases in every 100,000 residents, and one of every 44 Americans aged above 12 was victimized.
- The United States has the biggest number of gun owners and gun violence has affected lots of innocent lives. According to a survey released by the University of Chicago in 2001, 41.7 percent of men and 28.5 percent of women in the United States report having a gun in their homes, and 29.2 percent of men and 10.2 percent of women personally own a gun.
- Police violence and infringement of human rights by law enforcement agencies also constitute a serious problem. At present, 5,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States use TASER - a kind of electric shock gun, which sends out 50,000 volts of impulse voltage after hitting the target. Since 1999, more than 80 people died from TASER shootings, 60 percent of which occurred between November 2003 and November 2004.
- Over 80,000 women prisoners in the United States are mothers, and the overall number of the minor children of the American women prisoners is estimated at some 200,000. The country had more than 3,000 pregnant women in jails from 2000 to 2003 and 3,000 babies were born to the prisoners during this period. Sexual harassment and encroachment are common in jails in the Unite States. The New York Times reported last October that at least 13 percent of inmates in the country are sexually assaulted in prison.
- Elections in the United States are in fact a contest of money. The presidential and Congressional elections last year cost nearly 4 billion US dollars, some 1 billion US dollars or one third more than that spent in the 2000 elections.
- The homeless population continues to rise nationwide. On Dec. 15, 2004, an annual survey report released at the US Conference of Mayors showed that the number of people seeking emergency food aid increased by 14 percent year-on-year while the number of people seeking emergency shelter aid increased by 6 percent. (http://www.usmayors.org). It is estimated that the homeless population reached 3.5 million in the United States.
- The health insurance crisis has become prominent. A report of the Washington Post on Sept. 28, 2004 said health insurance costs posted their fourth straight year of double-digit increases in 2004. Over the past four years, health insurance costs have leaped 59 percent - about five times faster than both wage growth and inflation. Around 14.3 million Americans put one fourth of their income on the health expenses.
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Re: The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2004
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March 23 2006, 10:22 PM
And do you think that USA is the right nation to judge Romania on human rights?
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Re: The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2004
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March 24 2006, 1:13 PM
No I don't. As far as I see, both countries are hypocrites, but the dicatorship that executes people for mere theft gets more minus points in my book than the flawed democracy.
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March 25 2006, 11:17 AM
Ivanov, Carla is here to generally anger everybody...a Westerner who is here to teach how to improve our countries and how to become more tolerant nations. A typical .....
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Re: The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2004
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March 25 2006, 11:55 AM
What I don't get is why she has been made a Mod on this forum, from what I gather she isn't Romanian, doesn't speak the language and knows very little of the situation in Romania. The forum already has several Mods here, and the level of activity doesn't indicate the need for more Mods. If she's appointed a Mod because she's supposed to be a neutral outsider and the forum is supposed to be moderated by a non-Romanian, I think we, the users on this forum should have had a say, so that we could have elected the most respected non-Romanian on the forums, not just the first foreigner available.
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March 25 2006, 12:03 PM
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I don't know who gave this "Carla" any "moderation" powers, but, they need to take these "powers" back; this "Carla" can't even speak English let alone moderate a forum.
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Re: The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2004
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March 25 2006, 12:25 PM
hey Anclation,
no one on these forums likes Carla except for the owner(he maybe sleeping with her, God only knows).
I don't understand why she is given mod status to pretty much every forum here, while every one is trying to get her thrown off. Every one is having problems with her, instead, she is becoming mod on the last free forums here.
How long ago did she become mod here?
She became mod on the bg forum a week ago, has been very provoking, and is driving the bulgarian moderators MAD.
Thanks to my suggestion, they've started a thread dedicated to her posts, where they move all her annoying posts from now on. But she just DOESN'T GET THE HINT...NO ONE WANTS YOU HERE!
She just teaches everyone how to "improve" their countries like the West wants. She is completely ignorant of Balkan issues, yet she preaches to everyone how to treat gypsys better....
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March 27 2006, 8:48 AM
I've made it a bit more interesting before, if only more romanian boys were to visit.
If we didn't always discuss politics that is.
Haven't seen you around here before actually......
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April 4 2006, 5:48 AM
True, there's plenty of abuse in the States. Like almost everywhere else, actually. The thing I like the most about the States though, is that smart people are given the option and opportunity to decently (and foremost: legally!) manage to stay above petty abuse. Closest thing to Darwinism I've ever seen around so far, in fact
Have a great day, my frieds!
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May 26 2006, 5:06 PM
The United States does not have the right to tell anyone about human rights issues. It is organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, that are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion, that monitors human rights violations all over the world. They even monitor human rights violations in the USA. These organizations report to the UN, EU, etc, and present the violations and make suggestions.
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Mass Exodus of Persecuted Americans to China
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May 28 2006, 6:29 AM
Mnogouvazhaemyj sudar' Ivanov,
I fully agree with your opinion.
The mass exodus of the American political refugees to the Peoples Republic of China seems to confirm your statement.
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June 5 2006, 4:20 AM
"Police violence and infringement of human rights by law enforcement agencies also constitute a serious problem. At present, 5,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States use TASER - a kind of electric shock gun, which sends out 50,000 volts of impulse voltage after hitting the target. Since 1999, more than 80 people died from TASER shootings, 60 percent of which occurred between November 2003 and November 2004."
Then how many would die if they used their guns instead of tasers? The voltage of a taser does not kill but the report would not know that since their knowledge of electricity is minimal.
Anyway, why in the world are you posting a report from China?
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