Russia Today - January 15, 2014
The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a critical report on human
rights in the European Union saying that Europe still faced serious
problems, and that member states are avoiding obligations that would
change things for the better.
According to the Foreign Ministry, conclusions were made on the
basis of serious sources, such as the reports of the United
Nations Council for Human Rights, the OSCE, the reports of the
Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner and the data
provided by rights activists, journalists and NGOs.
The Russian report lists the rise of xenophobia, racism,
aggressive nationalism and neo-Nazism as the most acute problems
of the European Union. It says that as the region faces the
continuing economic crisis it also sees incidents of blatant
violations of the rights of minorities, such as refugees and
migrants, as well as infringement of citizens’ rights for social
protection. The problems also include insufficient protection of
children’s rights and gender inequality, the document reads.
Another serious issue is law enforcers overstepping their powers,
and the violation of prisoners'rights. Also a number of EU
countries continued to participate in the CIA’s secret prisons
program, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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