The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over reports of violation of protesters' rights in the United States and Canada.

The Foreign Ministry Ombudsman, Konstantin Dolgov, has levelled criticism at the mass arrests of Occupy Wall Street movement activists in Chicago and university students in Montreal, amid disproportionate use of force and riot control agents despite the fact that the protests were peaceful in character, particularly at the beginning. Dolgov voiced hope that the US and Canadian authorities will in future exercise maximum restraint in dealing with peaceful protests.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also hopes that the response by the US and Canadian authorities to peaceful protests will be 'responsible' and in compliance with these countries’ commitments under international law.  

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