Russia sought to undermine the authority of the U.S. as a global
judge of human rights with its first report detailing allegations of
torture, phone tapping and abuse by the U.S. government.
"The situation in the United States is a far cry from the ideals that Washington proclaims," says the foreign ministry's report, released Wednesday.
Criticizing the U.S. for double standards, Russia said President Barack Obama had failed to shut the military prison at Guantanamo Bay and accused the White House of sheltering officials and CIA operatives from prosecution. The report accuses the U.S. of prying into citizens' personal lives and violating the rights of Muslim Americans in the fight against terrorism.
It also points to errors made by American courts. "Judicial errors are the Achilles heel of American justice as concerns capital punishment," the report argues. It states roughly 130 people sentenced to death in the past 30 years were later cleared of the charges, some after they were executed. More Read
"The situation in the United States is a far cry from the ideals that Washington proclaims," says the foreign ministry's report, released Wednesday.
Criticizing the U.S. for double standards, Russia said President Barack Obama had failed to shut the military prison at Guantanamo Bay and accused the White House of sheltering officials and CIA operatives from prosecution. The report accuses the U.S. of prying into citizens' personal lives and violating the rights of Muslim Americans in the fight against terrorism.
It also points to errors made by American courts. "Judicial errors are the Achilles heel of American justice as concerns capital punishment," the report argues. It states roughly 130 people sentenced to death in the past 30 years were later cleared of the charges, some after they were executed. More Read
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