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Full text: Chronology of Human Rights Violations of the United States in 2015
April 15,2016   By:Xinhua
BEIJING, April 15,2016-- The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China published a document titled "Chronology of Human Rights Violations of the United States in 2015" on Thursday.
 
Following is the full text of the document:
 
Chronology of Human Rights Violations of the United States in 2015
 
JANUARY
 
Jan. 3
 
The Washington Post website reported that John Paul Quintero, an unarmed 23-year-old Hispanic man, was shot by police in Wichita, Kansas.
 
Jan. 6
 
The Washington Post website reported that Autumn Steele, an unarmed 34-year-old woman, was shot by police in Burlington, Iowa.
 
On the same day, the website reported that Leslie Sapp III, a 47-year-old black man, was shot by police in Knoxville, Pennsylvania.
 
Jan. 8
 
The Washington Post website reported that Artago Damon Howard, an unarmed 36-year-old black man, was shot by police in a parking lot in Strong, Arkansas.
 
Jan. 12
 
The Atlantic magazine's website reported that according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than a quarter of the teenagers -- 15 years old and up -- who died of injuries in the United States were killed in gun-related incidents.
 
Jan. 13
 
The Washington Post website reported that Richard McClendon, a 43-year-old mentally-ill man, was shot by police in his mother's home in Jourdanton, Texas.