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III. Human Rights in Name, Hegemonism In Reality
II. Confusing Right and Wrong and Calling Protection An "Abuse" of Human Rights
I. Distorting Facts to Deceive the World Public Opinion
III. Distorting Freedom and Vilifying China
II. Cooking Up Charges by Hook or by Crook
I. Playing the Same Old Trick by Repeating Fabrications
V. Wantonly violating human rights of other countries
IV. Rights and interests of women and children violated
III. Serious problems of racial discrimination
II. Infringement on citizens' economic and social rights
I. Civil, political rights endangered
VI. Waging War Frequently and Rampantly Infringing Upon Human Rights of Other Countries
V. Racial Discrimination Prevails, Minorities Ill-Treated
IV. Gender Discrimination & Ill-treatment of Children
III. Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor and Deteriorating Situation of Worker's Economic and Social Rights
II. Rampant Violence and Arbitrary Judicial System Are Jeopardizing the freedom and lives of US citizens
I. American Democracy - a Myth, Political Rights Infringed
VI. Wantonly Infringing upon Human Rights of Other Countries
V. Deep-Rooted Racial Discrimination
IV. Worrying Conditions for Women and Children
III. Plight of the Poor, Hungry and Homeless
II. Serious Rights Violations by Law Enforcement Departments
I. Lack of Safeguard for Life, Freedom and Personal Safety
VIII. Double Standards in International Field of Human Rights
VII. Blunt Violations of Human Rights in Other Countries
VI. Deep-rooted Racial Discrimination
V. Women and Children are in Worrisome Situation
IV. Poverty, Hunger and Homelessness
III. Money-driven Democracy
II. Serious Human Rights Violation by Law Enforcement Officials
I. Ineffective Protection of Life and Security of Person
Foreword
VI. On Infringement upon Human Rights of Other Nations
V. On Conditions of Women, Children and Elderly People
IV. On Racial Discrimination 　
III. On Living Conditions of US Laborers 　
II. On Political Rights and Freedom 　
I. On Life, Freedom and Personal Safety
Foreword
VI. On the Infringement of Human Rights of Foreign Nationals
V. On The Rights of Women and Children
IV. On Racial Discrimination
III. On Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
II. On Political Rights and Freedom
I. On Life, Liberty and Security of Person
Foreword
VII. On the United States' Violation of Human Rights in Other Countries
VI. On Rights of Women and Children
V. On Racial Discrimination
IV. On Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
III. On Political Rights and Freedom
II. On Infringements upon Human Rights by Law Enforcement and Judicial Organs
I. On Life and Security of Person
VII. On the United States' Violation of Human Rights in Other Countries
VI. On the Rights of Women, Children, the Elderly and the Disabled
V. On Racial Discrimination
IV. On Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
III. On Civil and Political Rights
II. On Human Rights Violations by Law Enforcement and Judicial Departments
I. On Life, Property and Security of Person
Foreword

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VIII. Double Standards in International Field of Human Rights

The United States, taking a negative attitude toward the international human rights conventions, is one of the only two countries in the world that have not ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. To date, it hasn't ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which have got ratification from or accession of most countries in the world.

In 2002, the United States shrank remarkably from its previous stance on international human rights affairs. It used to ask for the removal of any text in UN draft resolutions that involved human rights conventions which all countries were expected to observe or the U.S. government had not yet ratified, on the pretext of the U.S. being not a state party to these conventions. When its request was rejected, the United States would ask for a separate voting on the text, or even cast the only dissenting vote.In July 2002, the United States withdrew a 34-million-dollar contribution it had promised to the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA), forcing the UNFPA to cancel its projects of assistance to women in countries like Burundi, Algeria, Haiti and India.

The United States has been releasing annually Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, censuring other countries for their human rights situations, but it has turned a blind eye to serious violations of human rights on its own soil. This double standard on human rights issues cannot but meet with strong rejection and opposition worldwide, leaving the United States more and more isolated in the international community.