Russia Raps U.S. Human Rights Report

Russia's Foreign Ministry stated that the recent U.S. State Department report, criticizing Moscow's human rights record, reflected double standards and was politicized. The U.S. State Department criticized Russia for "governmental and societal human rights problems and abuses during the year" in its annual report on human rights. The response of the Russian Foreign Ministry was that "Americans prefer not to recall their own record (of violations)." "Odious special prisons in Guantanamo and Bagram are still functioning, despite promises to shut them down," the statement points out. The Ministry went on to add that "the United States remains the largest player in the market of human trafficking... and the world's leader in child porn consumption." http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/0/CDE0D9C4C9363525C325786F0054B29B http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/11/us-russia-usa-report-idUSTRE73A5CT20110411 http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/eur/154447.htm