Condemned prisoners are executed after unfair trials. The US authorities have failed to stamp out these widespread violations of human rights. The US government uses the language of international law, human rights and democratic values to justify its policies. Yet the USA has often been reluctant to allow its own record to be scrutinized by the international community and has been selective in its defence of human rights abroad, keen to criticize its enemies but less willing to speak out about abuses by its allies. Its goal is to make the US federal, state and local authorities more accountable for human rights violations.
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