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    Human Rights Record of United States in 2007
    Human Rights Record of United States in 2007
    Human Rights Record of United States in 2007
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    Human Rights Record of United States in 2007

    By Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

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    The State Department of the United States released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007 on March 11, 2008. As in previous years, the reports are full of accusations of the human rights situation in more than 190 countries and regions including China but mention nothing of the widespread human rights abuses on its own territory. The following document is prepared by the Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China to help people around the world understand the real situation of human rights in the United States and as a reminder for the United States to reflect upon its own issues.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateAug 10, 2022
    ISBN8596547159797
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      Human Rights Record of United States in 2007 - Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

      Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

      Human Rights Record of United States in 2007

      EAN 8596547159797

      DigiCat, 2022

      Contact: [email protected]

      Table of Contents

      I. On Life, Property and Personal Security

      II. On Human Rights Violations by Law Enforcement and Judicial Departments

      III. On Civil and Political Rights

      IV. On Economic, Social and Cultural rights

      V. On Racial Discrimination

      VI. On the Rights of Women and Children

      VII. On the Violation of Human Rights in Other Countries

      The State Department of the United States released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007 on March 11, 2008. As in previous years, the reports are full of accusations of the human rights situation in more than 190 countries and regions including China but mention nothing of the widespread human rights abuses on its own territory. The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2007 is prepared to help people around the world understand the real situation of human rights in the United States and as a reminder for the United States to reflect upon its own issues.

      I. On Life, Property and Personal Security

      Table of Contents

      The increase of violent crimes in the United States poses a serious threat to its people's lives, liberty and personal security.

      According to a FBI report on crime statistics released in September 2007, 1.41 million violent crimes were reported nationwide in 2006, an increase of 1.9 percent over 2005. Of the violent crimes, the estimated number of murders and nonnegligent manslaughters increased 1.8 percent, and that of robberies increased 7.2 percent.[1] Throughout 2006, U.S. residents age 12 or above experienced an estimated 25 million crimes of violence and theft. The violent crime rate was 24.6 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older, for property crimes it was 159.5 per 1,000 households. Males experienced 26 violent victimizations per 1,000 males age 12 or older; females, 23 per 1,000 females age 12 or older. Blacks experienced 33 violent victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older, higher than 23 for whites.[2] In the United States, one violent crime was committed in every 22.2 seconds, one murder committed in every 30.9 minutes, one rape in every 5.7 minutes, one robbery in every 1.2 minutes and one aggravated assault in every 36.6 seconds.[3]

      A survey by the Police Executive Research Forum in 163 U.S. cities shows that 65 percent of them reported increases or no changes in homicides during the first half of 2007, 41.9 percent of cities reported increases or no changes in aggravated assaults, 55.6 percent reported increases or no changes in robberies.[4] In New Orleans, 209 homicides were recorded in 2007, a 30 percent increase over that of 2006 (New Orleans Homicides up 30% Over '06 Level, USA

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