Abuse of suspects, jail inmates common in U.S.: report

BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Abuse of suspects and jail inmates is common occurrence in the United States, says a report on the U.S. human rights record released on Sunday.

A litany of lawsuits was brought against the New York City Police Department, with police officers charged with violating civil rights in law enforcement, the report says.

Citing a May 2012 report by CNN, the document adds that some 9.6 percent of the prisoners in American state prisons are sexually victimized during confinement, more than double the rate cited in a report on the subject in 2008.

The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2012 was released by China's State Council Information Office in response to the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012 issued by the U.S. State Department.

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