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Other civil rights abuses include lawless surveillance, police state laws like the Patriot Act, subordinating free expression to the national interest, clashing with peaceful street demonstrators, and numerous other examples of growing despotism.
(3) Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
America is plagued by growing poverty, unemployment, homelessness, and hunger. Its peoples' "economic, social and cultural rights cannot be guaranteed." Business and personal bankruptcies, bank failures, home foreclosures, and human depravation are the highest in decades.
In addition, worker rights "were seriously violated," according to a New York Times 2009 study showing 68% of those surveyed getting wage cuts, another 76% working overtime cheated out of pay, and 57% denied documents to assure legal, accurate compensation. Tens of millions lack medical insurance or are underinsured, legislation passed to correct this, in fact, a bogus deception that will make America's dysfunctional health care system worse for a greater number of people.
(4) Racial Discrimination Against Blacks, Latinos, Muslims, Immigrants of Color, and Native Americans
It rages out of control in areas of income, housing, employment, education, judicial fairness, incarceration, life imprisonment, the death penalty, drug-related arrests, and more. In addition, "Ethnic hatred crimes are frequent."
(5) Rights of Women and Children
"The living conditions of women and children in the United States are deteriorating and their rights are not properly guaranteed. Women do not enjoy equal social and political status as men." It shows up in employment opportunities, income levels, politics, the military, academia, violence including sexual abuse, and perceptions of women as sex objects, homemakers, and child bearers.
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