A protester holds up an American flag with the words “I Can't Breathe” as he walks in Manhattan after a George Floyd demonstration in Brooklyn, New York, on June 4. Photo: EPA-EFE
Opinion
Opinion
If the US wants to be a human rights beacon, it has to hold itself to a higher standard
- Criticism of the US human rights record has grown and, while it is nowhere as dismal as in countries like China or North Korea, if America is to represent a higher standard, it should behave as though it does and reform where it does not
A protester holds up an American flag with the words “I Can't Breathe” as he walks in Manhattan after a George Floyd demonstration in Brooklyn, New York, on June 4. Photo: EPA-EFE