Demonstration of "double standards": Russia refutes U.S HR allegations

"Russia is open for a human rights dialogue with interested states, both in a bilateral format and in international organizations. In particular, we presume that the procedure for a universal periodic review of the human rights performance of all countries of the world, created by the U.N. Human Rights Council, will make it possible without bias or prejudice on a regular basis to discus all existing problems with a view to their joint settlement", stated the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release issued commenting on the U.S. State Department's annual report on March.
"The report is yet another demonstration of the "double standards" in U.S. human rights policy. It clearly exhibits a division of HR rights for external and domestic consumption", the report further stated.