Human Rights Patriotism??? "U.S. Policy of Abuse Undermines Rights Worldwide" So in the report, Human Rights Watch says that the torture practices of the US government undermine "US interests." But why should a human rights organization worry about the interest of this governmnet or that, or this country or that? Does Human Rights Watch argue that Chinese torture practices undermine "Chinese interests"? This shows you the paradigm from which HRW operates. Full report is here; but why is Lebanon not included in Middle East?