NEGATIVE AMERICAN RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AGREEMENTS

Vision of the United States toward
the human rights organization
Human rights watch stated that the preliminary results achieved by the United States on Israel’s violations of agreements and conventions, through its use of cluster bombs in Lebanon in the past summer, shall lead to immediate to sell these bombs to Israel.
The Bush administration is due to provide the US congress with the out come of the investigations on Israel’s use of Americanmade cluster bombs 6.6 four million bombs.
The United States has demanded Israel to provide detailed information on the quality and quality of the cluster bombs.
In 1983, the administration of President Ronald Regan imposed a bon on the sales of cluster bombs to Israel, after the US congress knew that Israel has used this kind of bombs at populated areas during its invasion of Lebanon.
Human rights watch stated in its annual report for the year 2007 that the United States was unable to assume the position of leadership concerning the issue of human rights on the issue of the detainees in Guantanmo. Human rights watch also criticized the stance of the European Union with regard to this issue and its refrain to utilize its influence for solution of this human rights question.
Human rights watch has expressed its frustration over the negative attitude of European Union countries and the United regarding protection of human rights.
The report referred to various aspects and challenges that deserve urgent and great concern on human rights matters.
Unman rights watch also pointed to repressive acts under taken by governments in North Korea, Burma, Saudi Arabia, rights and people’s dignity. The report said that Russia, Egypt, Iran and Ethiopia are carrying out repression against non-governmental organizations and apposition.
Human Rights watch also said that around two million people in Darfur are being subjected to continuous attacks, adding that more than 20.000 persons were killed in Darfur, while two million people became displaced. It said that around four million people in Darfur are dependent on international food aid.
Human Rights watch also lashed out in its annual report on the violations and torture being inflicted on detainees at Guantanamo without holding trials, indicating that this continuity of detention represents a stigma that mars the United States record of human rights.
The report of Human Right watch demanded the administration of President Bush to refer for trial or release of around 400 detainees at Guantanamo camp. The American administration is keen to stick to secrecy concerning every issue relating to the detainees at Guantanamo.
Most of the detainees at Guantanamo were arrested for away from battle fields, despite their depiction are prisoners of war. According to registers of pentagon, no accusation or charges were directed against most of these detainees. There fore, around 300 detainees are imprisoned, in Guantanamo without charges against them or justification. Human Rights, watch said in its report that five of the administrations of prisons in the United States are allowing use of ill- natured police dogs to terrify and attack prisoners, so as to out of their cells.
The report described this conduct and other acts as
Violations of American
soldiers against Detainees in Iraq
Facts about violation and abuse practices against delaines in Iraq were reported by American soldiers them selves. They confessed about torture, abused torture, abuse and violation that they have committed against the detainees at prisons, especially at Abu-Ghraib prison and detention at Baghdad Airport, and with the approval of the concerned authorities. Human Rights watch referred to the scandal which was disclosed at Abu-Gheraib prison on torture and abuses against Iraqi prisoners, who were subjected. To strikes torture and prevention from slumping for long period. These severe violations were committed by American troops.
The United States refuses
to abide by the ban on
torture
The United States should have been ashamed of its defiance of the international community concerning the proven violation and repression that it has continued to practice in several areas in the world. Human Rights watch referred to a discussion between a high –level American delegation and a UN Committee on Combat of Torture.
The United States, through this discussion, declared its refusal to abide by its commitment to put an end for torture, inhuman practices, abuse and humiliation. During May 5-8, 26 officials of the American State Department, the ministries of Defense and justice and the internal security were subjected to interrogation by the UN committee for combating torture.
This committee is conducting regular review of reports of 141 countries which have ratified the agreement for combating torture.
In its review of the United States file in the year 2000, the committee focused on many issues, including the conditions in prisons and violations and practices being done by police authorities. Head of this UN committee said that the Bush administration should adopt serious measures to punish all the officials who committed torture, violation s and abuses against detainees, as well as application of new policies and plans to prevent re-occurrence of such violations.
Secret American Detentions in Europe
violate international law
The Congress and the European Union shall conduct investigation on secret Detentions.
The Washington Post reported on November 3, 2005 that the United States has used secret detentions in Eastern Europe for detention of.
Suspected terrorists, without permitting them to meet with lawyers. The article did not fix certain areas in Eastern Europe.
Human Rights watch conducted on investigation to verify the information, which was published by the Washington post in secret detention in Easter Europe.
Human Rights watch gathered information that planes belonging to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) left Afghanistan in the years 2003 and 2004 directly to ports at remote at remote areas in Poland and Romania to transport detainees from places in Europe, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Human Rights Watch was able to give names of 23 prominent persons who were put in theses detentions in Eastern Europe countries.
It stated that more detainees are to believe to be in similar detention in areas in the Middle East. Officials of the CIA, who called for anonymity, said that there are around 100 persons in detention outside the United States,
Human Rights watch and concerned circles in the European Union called for investigation to identify the countries that are allowing the United States to use their lands for detention of suspected persons, without giving them the right to meet with advocates and lawyers.
Human Rights watch called on the US congress to conduct hearings on these accusations and to ask concerned authorities in President Bush administration to explain the legal reasons behind the continuous detention of persons in CIA prisons in Europe and Guantanamo. Human Rights watch also called on the European Union to carry ant more investigation on the CIA detention in European countries.

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