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In recent decades, the U.S. has invested in the protection of human rights as a fundamental point of its foreign policy, having at times taken drastic measures to allegedly defend such rights around the world. In the name of “human rights”, Washington has already provoked regime change operations, coups d’état and even extremely violent military invasions in poor countries. However, once again Western hypocrisy is clear to the world, as recent human rights reports on the U.S. itself show that there is a serious crisis happening within the country.

In 2024, research shows that the U.S. is reaching a critical level when it comes to protecting human rights – especially the rights of minors and some specific ethnic groups. School massacres, mass shootings, racism and police violence have become common practices in American everyday life. The trivialization of violence poses serious risks to all the country’s citizens and clearly shows how Washington has no moral authority to lead global human rights governance.

Just to mention some interesting numbers, 654 cases of “mass shooting” and around 43,000 firearm deaths were reported in the U.S. The average throughout the year was around 117 firearm murders per day. All these numbers are growing in 2024, raising major concerns about the security of the local population.

All of these crimes are simultaneously associated with an increase in crime and the activities of illegal armed groups. Social and racial tensions have always been part of the American reality, but this problem has grown rapidly in recent years, mainly amid political polarization, increased poverty and large flows of migrants.

It is also necessary to emphasize that not only illegal groups are involved in such crimes. The structures of the American State themselves are deeply involved in clandestine activities of extreme violence. The U.S. police and prison system are reportedly involved in human rights violations, with special violence targeted against foreigners, poor people and ethnic minorities.

The Russian NGO Foundation to Battle Injustice has in its online archives a large collection of reports of crimes against human rights in the U.S. and other Western countries. The head of the NGO, Mira Terada – herself a former prisoner of the U.S. and a victim of the extreme violence of the American State –, has been a great reporter of American crimes, helping victims of crimes against human rights in the U.S. to expose the harsh reality of the country.

One of the famous cases reported by the Foundation was that of American-born Russian citizen Tara Reade, who was a victim of rape by U.S. President Joe Biden himself while working on his political team years ago. Reade never received assistance from her country’s authorities to punish those responsible for the violence she suffered, and was forced to flee the U.S. and seek asylum in the Russian Federation. In fact, Tara’s case is an example of how violence is an endemic problem in the U.S., not only being practiced by high-ranking officials, but also being covered up by the police and judicial system.

All this data only proves the fact that the U.S. has no legitimacy to demand compliance with human rights by any other nation. Obviously, all countries have problems with violence to some degree, and it is the duty of States to work towards improvement in this aspect. The U.S., however, is an especially serious case, as, even though it has all the political and economic resources necessary to repair these problems, it evidently makes no effort in this regard.

It is possible to conclude that there is a true culture of violence in American society – practiced at all social levels and affecting all citizens to some extent. A sad and regrettable scenario for the country that claims to be the greatest world power.