2021年，劣跡斑斑的美國人權(quán)狀況進(jìn)一步惡化。政治操弄導(dǎo)致新冠肺炎死亡病例激增，槍擊事件致死人數(shù)再創(chuàng)新高，虛假民主踐踏民眾政治權(quán)利，暴力執(zhí)法讓移民難民的處境更加艱難，針對少數(shù)族裔特別是亞裔的歧視攻擊愈演愈烈。與此同時(shí)，美國單邊主義行徑在全球制造了新的人道災(zāi)難。
　　美國新冠肺炎確診病例達(dá)3451萬例，死亡病例達(dá)48萬例，遠(yuǎn)超2020年，兩項(xiàng)數(shù)據(jù)均居世界各國之首。人均預(yù)期壽命減少1.13歲，是自二戰(zhàn)以來的最大降幅。
　　美國社會治安形勢惡化，暴力犯罪居高不下。全年共發(fā)生693起大規(guī)模槍擊事件，比2020年增長10.1%。槍擊事件導(dǎo)致超過4.4萬人喪生。
　　美國有49個州提出超過420項(xiàng)限制選民投票的法案，只有7%的美國年輕人認(rèn)為美國民主制度尚屬健康，民眾對政府的信任度接近1958年以來的歷史低點(diǎn)。
　　81%的亞裔成年人認(rèn)為針對亞裔群體的暴力行為正在增多。紐約市針對亞裔的仇恨犯罪比2020年猛增361%。59%的美國人認(rèn)為少數(shù)族裔難以擁有平等的就業(yè)機(jī)會。
　　2021財(cái)年，美國在南部邊境拘留了170多萬移民，其中包括4.5萬名兒童。暴力執(zhí)法奪走557人生命，比上一財(cái)年增長一倍多，為1998年以來最高值。
　　美軍撤離阿富汗時(shí)發(fā)動的空襲，造成一戶阿富汗家庭10人被炸死，其中包括7名兒童，最小的年僅兩歲。美國在關(guān)塔那摩監(jiān)獄仍關(guān)押著39人。
　　聯(lián)合國人權(quán)理事會特別報(bào)告員費(fèi)爾南德瓦雷納強(qiáng)調(diào)，美國人權(quán)保障法律體系既不全面，也早已過時(shí)，并導(dǎo)致日益嚴(yán)重的不平等。針對美國借人權(quán)之名在他國制造人權(quán)災(zāi)難的惡劣做法，哈佛大學(xué)國際關(guān)系學(xué)教授斯蒂芬沃爾特尖銳指出，美國必須首先解決國內(nèi)出現(xiàn)的問題，并重新思考如何與世界其他國家打交道。①2021年，美國人權(quán)衛(wèi)士人設(shè)徹底崩塌，打著維護(hù)人權(quán)幌子的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人民主峰會淪為鬧劇。眾多國家在聯(lián)合國人權(quán)理事會第四十八屆會議上譴責(zé)美國是世界人權(quán)事業(yè)最大的破壞者，并敦促美國解決自身嚴(yán)重人權(quán)問題。
The human rights situation in the United States, which has notorious records, worsened in 2021. Political manipulation led to a sharp surge in COVID-19 deaths; Shooting deaths hit a new record; Fake democracy trampled on peoples political rights; Violent law enforcement made life harder for migrants and refugees; Discrimination against ethnic minority groups, especially Asians, intensified. In the meantime, unilateral U.S. actions created new humanitarian crises across the globe.
The United States has the worlds highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, with 34.51 million confirmed cases and 480,000 fatalities, which far surpassed the numbers in 2020. Average life expectancy fell by 1.13 years, the biggest drop since the Second World War.
Public security situation in the United States deteriorated and violent crimes remained prevalent. There were 693 mass shootings in 2021, up 10.1 percent from 2020. More than 44,000 people were killed in gun violence.
More than 420 bills with provisions of restrict voting access have been introduced in 49 U.S. states. Only 7 percent of young Americans view the country as a healthy democracy, while public trust in the government has fallen to almost a historical low since 1958.
Around 81 percent of Asian American adults said violence against Asian communities is rising. Hate crimes against Asians in the New York City jumped 361 percent from 2020. Fifty-nine percent of Americans said ethnic minority groups do not have equal job opportunities.
In fiscal year 2021, the United States detained more than 1.7 million migrants at its southern border, including 45,000 children. Violent law enforcement claimed 557 lives, the highest number since 1998, which more than doubled that of the previous fiscal year.
A U.S. drone strike during its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan killed 10 members of an Afghan family, including seven children, among which the youngest was only two years old. The United States still held 39 detainees at the Guantanamo prison.
Fernand de Varennes, a special rapporteur on minority issues of the United Nations, said the U.S. legal system of human rights protection is incomplete and outdated, which has led to growing inequality.
As for the U.S. malpractice in creating human rights crises in other countries in the name of human rights, Stephen Walt, a professor of international relations at Harvard University, said, Americans must first fix what has gone wrong at home and rethink how they deal with the rest of the world.
In 2021, the U.S. public persona of human rights defender was totally debunked as the so-called Summit for Democracy under the guise of safeguarding human rights became a farce. At the 48th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, many countries blasted the United States for being the biggest destroyer of human rights in the world and urged the country to address its own severe human rights violations.