White House says U.S. is world leader on human rights

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White House says U.S. is world leader on human rights despite secret-prison reports
By ANNE GEARAN AP Diplomatic Writer

(AP) - WASHINGTON-The White House said Friday that the United States is the world leader on human rights, despite outrage in Europe over reports of secret CIA prisons where terrorism detainees may have been mistreated.

"When it comes to human rights, there is no greater leader than the United States of America, and we show that by holding people accountable when they break the law or violate human rights, and we show that by supporting the advance of freedom and democracy and supporting those in countries that are having their human rights denied or violated, like North Korea," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said.



"We show that by liberating people in Afghanistan and Iraq - some 50 million people. No one has done more when it comes to human rights than the United States of America. I think the American people understand."
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