The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, both started by the United States, have caused massive civilian casualties, says a report on the US human rights record released on Sunday.

From 2001 to 2011, the US-led "war on terror" killed between 14,000 and 110,000 per year, the report cites an article on the website of Stop the War Coalition as saying.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) tallied at least 10,292 non-combatants killed from 2007 to July 2011, says the report, titled "the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2012," which was released by China's State Council Information Office.

The Iraq Body Count project records approximately 115,000 civilians killed in the cross-fire from 2003 to August 2011, according to the report.

Beyond the two states under occupation, the "War on Terror" has spilled into a number of neighboring countries including Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, killing a great many civilians there, it says.

In addition, a news report, posted on BBC's website, pointed at recurrent US drone attacks in the border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to the report. "Just one in 50 victims of America's deadly drone strikes in Pakistan are terrorists - while the rest are innocent civilians," the report quotes an article on the website of the Daily Mail as saying.

 

Highlights:
US-led military operations bring forth ecological disasters to other countries: report

US-led wars cause massive civilian casualties: report

US women victims of discrimination, poverty, sexual violence: report

US scores low on children's rights protection: report

Racial discrimination remains rampant in US: report

Ethnic Americans in poverty due to discrimination: report

Wealth gap growing in US: report

US election marked by political donations: report

Abuse of suspects, jail inmates common in US: report

US govt steps up surveillance of citizens: report

Firearms-related crimes pose serious threat to US citizens: report

US people's lives, personal security not duly protected: report

 

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