US human rights report says China moving backward

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AP , WASHINGTON
Friday, Feb 27, 2004,Page 1

China has been "backsliding on key human rights issues," the US State Department said in a report that also accused Russia of manipulating elections and making threats against opposition parties.

"We saw many developments covering the whole range from the dramatically uplifting to the disappointing," the State Department said on Wednesday in its annual report on the state of human rights worldwide. The report covers developments last year.

Among the most positive developments last year were the rescue of Iraq from "years of grave human rights violations by Saddam Hussein's regime" and the adoption of a new constitution in Afghanistan through a democratic process, the study said.

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[I AM SPARTACUS]

1. that would seem to put them in lock-step with the Smirko Gang...

who'da thunk it...

[pinniped]

2. Russia manipulating elections?

You should be the one to talk.