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British report on Russian human rights
termed partial
Sunday May 06, 2012 10:38:05 AM,
IANS
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Moscow: A report on
human rights in Russia, prepared by the British Foreign Office,
has been termed by Moscow as "not impartial and open minded" and
that its "authenticity raises serious doubts".
Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian foreign ministry's ombudsman for
human rights, said Moscow believes that the "Human Rights and
Democracy Report in 2011" was non-objective and the serious
democratic reforms successfully implemented in Russia were not
considered, RIA Novosti reported.
The document said human rights issues remain a top priority in
Russian-British bilateral relations.
"Britain's approach to assessing the real situation in the human
rights sphere in our country is not impartial and open minded.
Information and sources were used and the authenticity raises
serious doubts. Unfortunately, and this time the authors
apparently deliberately left out of the report serious democratic
reforms, which were successfully implemented in Russia," said
Dolgov.
Among the major fields of concern in Russia, British human rights
advocates named human rights abuses in the North Caucasus,
journalists' security and women and minority rights.
According to the report, Britain spent 900,000 pounds in 2011 to
fight violations in the North Caucasus via the British
government-backed Conflict Prevention Pool.
It said Britain also funded several Russian non-government
organisations working to ensure journalists' rights, freedom of
expression and assembly as well as women and gay rights.
Dolgov, however, said Moscow was ready to continue discussions
with London about issues related to human rights, both in Russia
and in Britain.
"It should be a fair, constructive and mutually respectful
conversation, free from stereotypes of confrontation and
politicized morals," he added.
Reporters Without Borders ranked Russia 142 out of 179 countries
in their 2011 Press Freedom Index.
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