Americans do not enjoy a genuinely equal right to vote
China slammed the human rights record of the United States in
response to Washington's report on rights around the world, saying that
U.S. military operations have infringed on rights abroad and that
political donations at home have thwarted the country's democracy.
The
report released Sunday in China — which defines human rights primarily
in terms of improving living conditions for its 1.3 billion people- also
cited gun violence in the U.S. among its examples of human rights
violations, saying it was a serious threat to the lives and safety of
America's citizens.
The Human Rights Record of the United
States in 2012 said the U.S. government continues to strengthen the
monitoring of its people and that political donations to election
campaigns have undue influence on U.S. policy.
"American
citizens do not enjoy a genuinely equal right to vote," the report said,
citing a decreased turnout in the 2012 presidential election and a
voting rate of 57.5 percent.
The report from the information office of the State Council, or
China's Cabinet, which mostly cited media reports, said there was
serious sex, racial and religious discrimination in the U.S. and that
the country had seriously infringed on the human rights of other nations
through its military operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen.
The
U.S.'s annual global human rights report issued Friday by the State
Department said China had imposed new registration requirements to
prevent groups from emerging that might challenge government authority.
It said Chinese government efforts to silence and intimidate political
activists and public interest lawyers continued to increase, and that
authorities use extralegal measures such as enforced disappearance to
prevent the public voicing of independent opinions.
It
also said there was discrimination against women, minorities and people
with disabilities, and people trafficking, the use of forced labor,
forced sterilization and widespread corruption.
China's government maintains strict controls over free speech,
religion and political activity — restrictions that the U.S. considers
human rights violations.- AP
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