America did not invent Human Rights. Human Rights invented America. -Jimmy Carter rnrnUS standing in the world has receded as America's human rights record has been dealt blows by a failure to observe the rule of law and scandals like Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo. The US must repair its record and standing in the world. rnrnTHE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESSrnwww.americanprogress.org(more)(less)