Human Rights in the United States

"The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress in compliance with sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), as amended, and section 504 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. The law provides that the Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, by February 25 "a full and complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights, within the meaning of subsection (A) in countries that receive assistance under this part, and (B) in all other foreign countries which are members of the United Nations and which are not otherwise the subject of a human rights report under this Act." Reports on several countries are included that do not fall into the categories established by these statutes and that thus are not covered by the congressional requirement.
The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the universal declaration of human rights." http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/

The human rights in the United States is a controversial issue. The United States has been both praised and criticized for its practices due to this matter. Some of the practices have been considered progressive and some other against human rights, either domestically or universally.
"Legally, Human Rights within the United States are those rights recognized by the Constitution of the United States and those recognized by treaties ratified by the United States Senate as well as certain rights articulated by the Congress of the United States."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_and_the_United_States#_note-11
The question is whether the human rights have been respected equally by the United States across the world or not.Many people believe that the United States has had double standard practices to the human rights and the equality which must be the same for humankind has changed to be inequality.
Some consider this country as a shelter for refugees in case of international strife; some others consider it as the cause of problems which made people lose their certain rights.
The double standard practices of the United States in and out of the country have raised a lot of questions and oppositions. There are many criticisms on US practices which violate human rights. Sometimes US citizens condemn the US government because of the actions that threaten the national security. Most critics have been due to the existence of torture, legal rendition, assassination, imprisonment without trial and the support of dictatorships. The American system was established to guarantee social and economic rights for its citizenry through a progressive liberal democracy and its constitution which contains the Bill of Rights. "Civil liberties in the United States are built on what has been described as a self-evident truth that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" Declaration of Independence
Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment and the right to a fair trial and trial by jury are all have been recognized by the constitution. These are all seem to provide the best services according to the human rights, but what has happened in reality was not successful as believed by many critics.
Equality in case of race, gender, age, disability, and freedom of religion, freedom of movement, freedom of expression, national security exceptions, humane and humane treatments, death penalty, prison system, health care, women rights and international human rights are the matters which the United States has been criticized for not being able to serve the domestic and universal expectations.
Reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_and_the_United_States#_note-11