This is from Human Rights Watch, unbiased, at least you say it's not. Btw, this is isn't anti-American, it's just a response to your concern about Human Rights. Look in your country before looking in other countries.
Human Rights in USUS: Gag Rule Threatens Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS(New York, December 22, 2006) – A federal appeals court should strike a provision of US anti-AIDS law that undermines proven and effective efforts to fight HIV/AIDS among sex workers, thus putting their lives and health at risk, Human Rights Watch and a coalition of 26 public health experts, human rights organizations and HIV/AIDS groups said December 21 in an amicus curiae to the court.
Florida, California: Lethal Injection Under Attack(New York, December 15, 2006) – All US states that conduct lethal injection executions should immediately impose a moratorium on the death penalty and order a review of their execution procedures, Human Rights Watch said today. The urgency of such scrutiny was underscored today by a California court ruling and the decision by Florida’s governor that current methods require immediate review, Human Rights Watch said.
US: Apology Due for Misuse of Material Witness Warrant(Washington, December 4, 2006) - The US government should expand its apology to Brandon Mayfield by admitting its wrongful use of a material witness warrant to detain the Oregon lawyer without charge or opportunity for him to respond to terrorism-related allegations, Human Rights Watch said today.
US Addiction to Incarceration Puts 2.3 Million in Prison(New York, December 1, 2006) – For years, the United States has held the dubious distinction of incarcerating more people and at a higher rate than any other peacetime nation in the world. Yet its appalling addiction to incarceration continues. According to statistics released today by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (Prisoners in 2005), the number of US residents behind bars has now reached more than 2.3 million. The rate of incarceration has risen to 491 sentenced inmates per 100,000 US residents, up from 411 a decade ago.
Iraqi refugees — issue needs to be tackled with help from international community(November 30, 2006) - When the emperor arrives, the welcoming dignitaries endeavour to keep out of sight and hearing any child who might point out that he has no clothes. So, too, the arrival of US President George W. Bush in Amman is an occasion for sweeping unpleasant realities under the rug. One of the most uncomfortable of those realities both for the US president and his Jordanian hosts is the existence of more than half a million refugees who have fled persecution and violence as a consequence of Bush’s war in next door Iraq.
Al-Marri Case Tests Administration Attempt to Strip Rights of Legal Residents in the United StatesMost of the recent debate in the United States over whether detainees captured as part of the fight against terrorism should be able to challenge the lawfulness of their detention in the courts has focused on persons taken into custody outside the United States. Yet the Bush administration insists the Military Commissions Act of 2006, enacted in October, deprives non-US citizens living in the United States of access to the courts if the executive branch designates them as “enemy combatants.” The administration has thus sought the dismissal of the habeas corpus petition filed by a detainee who had been lawfully living in the United States on a student visa before his arrest – Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri. If the government prevails, any one of the 11.6 million legal permanent residents in the United States could – on the president’s say-so – be held indefinitely as an “unlawful enemy combatant” with no right to challenge his or her imprisonment in court. Human Rights Watch and Human Rights First have filed an amicus brief in al-Marri’s case, highlighting the ways in which al-Marri’s prolonged detention without charge violates the obligations of the United States under international human rights law. Human Rights Watch and Human Rights First also filed a supplemental amicus brief in response to the government’s motion to dismiss.
Yoy're right, the Western hemisphere ain't better than the Middle East.
