Russia on Wednesday denounced an annual report issued by the United States on human rights that criticized Moscow, saying it's full of groundless accusation and a demonstration of dual standards.
"The latest reports ... contain the standard set of objections concerning Russia in a mentor's tone, departure from democratic principles in government, harassment of dissenters and pressure on the press and restriction of freedom of speech," Interfax news agency cited a Foreign Ministry statement as saying.
"Many of the sections are copied from the previous reports. One gets the impression that the State Department simply collected facts to support conclusions formulated in advance," the ministry says.
Washington's "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007" has been rejected by many states.
Source:Xinhua
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