Original sentence: In the latter part of the 20th century, the US has participated in many international human rights treaties, covenants and declarations adopted by the UN member states.Throughout the Cold War and since that time, few nations placed more emphasis in their foreign policy on the promotion of human rights, including tying foreign aid to human rights progress and annually assessing the human rights records of government around the world
Edited sentence: In the latter part of the 20th century, the US has participated in few of the international human rights treaties, covenants and declarations adopted by the UN member states.The United States government has been criticized for human rights violations, particularly in the criminal justice system and where national security is a concern, as well as for its treatment of the LGBT community, especially in the realms of anti-discrimination laws and same-sex marriage