Posted on 02/04/2013 1:51:04 PM PST by mgist
Russia does not fit standards of Western democracy again 04.02.2013
Last week, Human Rights Watch presented World Report 2013. The report focused on the human rights situations in more than 90 countries of the world in 2012. Of 665 pages of the report, ten are devoted to Russia. An attempt to find at last something positive about our country on those ten pages will suffer a rapid fiasco.
Human Rights Watch Director for Europe and Central Asia, Hugh Williamson, gave the following assessment: "Last year was the worst one in terms of the situation with human rights in Russia in all of its recent history."
In his view, "a retreat from the principles of human rights that we have today, poorly fits the role of a responsible leader in the multi-polar world," Interfax reports.
The authors of the report, according to the section on Russia, decided not to bother themselves much with a careful analysis of what is happening in our country. They took the events that received great attention in the press. The list included May meetings, celebrations of the opposition in Moscow (they even mentioned a visit that police paid to one of the cafes - as evidence of growing repressions).
Print version Font Size Send to friend The report did not forget the amendments to the law on the meetings (with increased penalties for violations of the rules of public events) and the law about NGOs as "foreign agents." There was the Pussy Riot case and the termination of the activities of the USAID in Russia as well, of course.
The authors of the report did not ignore even the upcoming Sochi Olympics. Human Rights Watch suddenly decided to pay attention to "misuse of funds connected with the preparation for the Olympic Games in 2014." It goes about "unfair compensations" to city residents, working days that last too long and prosecution of activists for criticism. Indeed, why not mentioning that in the report? It is strange, though, that Human Rights Watch drew attention to that at the time, when preparations for the Olympics came up to the finish line.
Needless to say that the report did not miss out the laws prohibiting the propaganda of homosexuality in some Russian regions - as an example of violation of the rights of sexual minorities.
The report from Human Rights Watch became one of a series of such reports since the beginning of 2013, in which the actions of the Russian authorities get criticized heavily. The assessments of human rights defenders are very similar to what American politicians, officials and diplomats say, when it comes to Russia and Russian laws.
Although it is worth mentioning that unlike Freedom House, Human Rights Watch (headquartered in the U.S.) stresses out that they do not accept funding from government agencies and exist through private donations. One of the most famous and generous financiers is George Soros, for example. The MacArthur Foundation is among partners.
In general, such reports are generally seen as nothing but pure propaganda. They get forgotten in a day or two after their presentation. Actually, the above-mentioned statement by Hugh Williamson can be perceived as an attempt to attract additional attention to the World Report 2013.
"Perhaps, Mr. Williamson knows better what is happening in our country," lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, a member of Russia's Public Chamber said. "I think that we should not be afraid of criticism - he told Pravda.ru. "There are problems, no one denies them. But we have to deal with them ourselves," he added.
Anton Kulikov
Is Soros gay? I’ve never heard of a Mrs. Soros, but of course, one doesn’t hear much about Soros at all.
Russia should come over nad get him and save the western countries from this tyrant
I am beginning to wonder if they want the homos to infiltrate the highest levels of government and military because they are most likely to turn on their own people and start shooting and torturing when the SHTF
The Nazi SS had heavy duty homosexual activity going on and recruitment of like-minded to the highest levels
Russia does what it nees to do to protect herself as a country whilst our turd poking fairy boys in power think running about the white house and capitol in a tu tu skirt and playing catch me is all a western leader needs to do.
Actually with the turd anal sex illegal media they are not that far off either, as that corrupt media wil always protect their own and boy have they gone all out to protect their fairy boy in the last few years with their lies
Soros has been married and divorced twice. He has had three children with Annaliese Witschak (Robert, Andrea and Jonathan) and two with Susan Weber Soros (Alexander and Gregory).
Seek and ye shall find...
Regards,
GtG
Ironically, Russia is coming more and more to represent Western democracy about as well as does Obama’s USA.
Why does Soros go to these lengths to legalize drugs in the US and everywhere else, and spread homosexuality, he’s poured tons of money to hurt the Catholic church, why? Isn’t having Obama POTUS bending over for him enough? Why is grandpa obsessed with this reefer madness?
Russia does what it nees to do to protect herself
Or putin does what he think to protect himself, I think Russia is returning to a state of FUDAL SOAIETY more then to comunism wit Putin the overlord over the other lords, like a top down sosialism, but then are there any other kind?
Russia does what it needs to do to protect herself
Or putin does what he think to protect himself, I think Russia is returning to a state of FUDAL SOAIETY more then to comunism wit Putin the overlord over the other lords, like a top down sosialism, but then are there any other kind?
probably because Soros likes boys, asses and feces whilst being a druggie, why else would this tyrant want this turd poking agenda and drugs and attack anything which represents values and traditions.
The man should have been arrested years ago.
The left always talk about the koch brothers who are hardly conservatives and yet ignore the likes of Soros , nothing but hypocrites to the ignorant masses
Putin won;’t cave in to the feces sex lovers and stands for a strong Russia, quite the opposite to the fairy boy and his hand out family and goons
I’ve become a big Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin fan of late and seriously believe he’d govern and respect our Constitution more than that elephant eared jackass that presently RULLZ.
Never heard of Soros? He is the reason we are in the mess. He runs Goebbel’s like propaganda machine out of NY, he is Hedge Fund manager, who broke the bank of England, is a convicted felon in France, has NGO’s all over the world which corrupt governments and line his $20 Billion portfolio. He claimed to own the democratic party, and is Obama’s (DNC) biggest campaign contributor. The media calls him “philanthropist”, of course.
Soros can screw around with the Western countries, but if he tries his crap with Putin, he might end up getting a Siberian Snuggy.
That's what I'm thinking, God uses the worst and the least of us in the greatest ways. St. Paul was a bad boy before he met Jesus. Goooo Putin. Hahaha
Ironic, isn’t it? But true.
...I hope that Putin puts a boot in...
Because the piece of shit hates western democracy in general and America above all. His whole purpose in life has been to destroy democratic countries and and turn them to communism, and hey, if he can make money while doing it, all the better!
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