US causes humanitarian disasters around globe, killing innocent civilians and creating millions of refugees

Nailed in historical pillar of shame

The US' overseas human rights records are notorious, and domestic human rights violations are not uncommon. Though the US is the richest country in the world, at least 40 million Americans live in poverty. The US is one of the most unequal society in the developed world, ranking 35th out of 37 OECD countries for poverty and inequality. The US has the highest infant mortality rate in the developed world, and the youth poverty rate is the highest in the OECD countries.

The American Civil Liberties Union pointed out that not only does the US not honor the United Nations Convention against Torture, but also selectively interprets it, leading to widespread torture and mistreatment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Moreover, US human rights issues have deep historical roots, as the US has long had problems such as racial segregation and racial inequality.

In US history, there was the genocide and massacre of Native Americans and US law enforcement brutality has resulted in frequent cases of African American deaths.

To this day, the systematic racism is still evident in every corner of American society.

For a long time, international public opinion has widely criticized the global humanitarian crisis created by the US. At the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2021, the Syrian representative condemned the US for evading its obligations under international law and for making excuses for its military aggression and threats to the unity and territorial integrity of other countries.

The US not only violates the human rights of other countries but also uses human rights issues to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. The US' double standards on human rights actually use human rights as a tool to safeguard its hegemony, analysts said. "Rather than pointing fingers at other countries, the US should better reflect on its human rights violations."