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Russia Criticizes U.S. Rights Report

The Russian Foreign Ministry says the U.S. State Department's latest human rights report is not objective.

A 2006 demonstration against racist violence in Russia

Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said the 2006 report, released on March 6, had a "biased, politicized, and confrontational character."

The report criticized Russia for centralizing power in the executive branch and warned of an erosion of government accountability.

Copyright (c) 2006. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org

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