The United States and their Commitment to Human Rights
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2017-06-15
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The United States has been clear about their commitment to advancing human rights all over the world. They try to protect and promote democracy, through military intervention and military assistance. However, the United States contradicts their commitment and advancement to human rights at other moments in time. The US tries to look after their own interests and at the same time tries to honor their commitment towards human rights laws. This parallels a realist point of view and a liberalist point of view in the international system. One example of the violations of human right laws, where the US contradicted their commitment to human rights was in the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq. Their own interests prevailed and therefore detainees were tortured and human rights were violated. The US government was never prosecuted for their handling in this situation.
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