Moscow hits back at US human rights accusations

The Russian Foreign Ministry has fiercely criticized the US State Department report on Human Rights and suggested that they comment on “tortures” and “humiliation” within their own country. According to the Russian side, it is no secret that the idea of “this opus” is first of all “to solve internal problems of the US establishment by using the delicate matter of human rights to build the necessary political framework for pursuing very concrete material foreign-policy interests.”The Foreign Ministry welcomed the State Department’s intention, announced earlier, to publish a report on the human rights situation in the US, and said they were hoping that both facts and criticism would be reflected in that survey.“For instance, it would be interesting to see how the body…comments on tortures, [and the] inhumane and humiliating attitude to people in the USA,” the statement said. “We hope they will not forget about domestic violence that leads to killings of children – including those adopted in Russia – cases of racism and xenophobia towards immigrants, Islamophobia, privacy violation by secret services and restrictions imposed on journalists covering US operations abroad.”Finally, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed hope that the American report will recommend introducing the institution of ombudsman in the US and the joining of a number of international human rights agreements.The US State Department report is a massive piece of work covering the human rights situation in 194 countries.  RT