11 violations committed by the US for the next Human Rights report.

La Jornada, via Opera Mundi - Since the U.S. government likes to rate and issue reports on human rights in other countries, here we present only some (many are missing) of the elements that should be included in a document like this report on human rights in the United States:

Mass incarceration: The United States, which portrays itself as a world champion of "freedom," is the country with the largest incarcerated population in the world, with nearly 2 million of its residents incarcerated – 25% of the world's total prison population. African Americans and Latinos continue to be underrepresented within this population. 

Torture: The United States keeps a number of prisoners in solitary confinement, sometimes for years, a practice described by experts as torture. On another note, no official or employee has yet been held accountable for the use of torture in clandestine CIA detention centers between 2001 and 2009 in various parts of the world.

Official executionsThe United States is one of only 10 countries in the world, and the only one among the "advanced" nations, that continues to apply the death penalty. In 2022, 18 convicts were executed in 6 of the 50 states. 

Arbitrary detention: Thirty-six Muslim defendants remain at Guantanamo, most without charges or trials for more than 20 years, violating international law. 

Women's rights: Judges installed by right-wing figures like Trump have overturned the constitutional right to abortion at the federal level, and at least 18 states have reversed women's rights regarding access to abortion and other health services. Indigenous women continued to disproportionately suffer acts of sexual violence, murder, and disappearances. 

Freedom of association: More than 80 legislative initiatives have been launched in 36 states seeking to limit the freedom of assembly and demonstration. 

Right to freedom of expression: In 2022, there were a record 2.571 attempts to ban certain books—especially those addressing gay and minority issues—in libraries and schools, driven by right-wing groups and state governments, reported the American Library Association, a 38% increase over the previous year. Regarding the press, the government persists in its persecution of Julian Assange; 15 journalists were arrested by police in 2022, largely covering protests. 

Child exploitation: The Department of Labor found 835 companies illegally employing more than 3.800 minors last year; a 69% increase in illegally employed children since 2018. 

Labor rightsIn recent years, nearly half of the companies that faced unionization efforts violated labor laws by firing those who were organizing their workplaces. Federal labor rights law does not comply with international standards on the right to collective organization of workers.

Electoral rights: Laws to suppress minority voting were implemented in 12 states, and another 408 measures to limit voting were contemplated in 39 states in 2022, while the electoral process was threatened by right-wing forces in several states (which reached its peak with an unprecedented coup attempt driven by then-President Trump in 2021). 

Impunity: In the 20 years since the war against Iraq, US officials and employees remain unpunished for documented violations, including indiscriminate attacks, secret detention, enforced disappearance, and torture, Amnesty International has accused. Several organizations denounce the impunity of authorities for the repression of demonstrations, excessive use of force by the police, and arbitrary imprisonment. 

Perhaps some Latin American countries could send a mission to the United States to assess and issue a report on human rights at the judge's residence. 

Sources: Amnesty International; Human Rights Watch; ACLU, Death Penalty Information Center; American Library Association, US Press Freedom Tracker, Brennan Center for Justice.