US critical of China on rights

Geneva - The US Secretary of State, Ms Madeleine Albright, yesterday urged the main UN human rights forum to back resolutions…

Geneva - The US Secretary of State, Ms Madeleine Albright, yesterday urged the main UN human rights forum to back resolutions denouncing repression in China and Serbia.

In a major speech to the UN Human Rights Commission, Ms Albright also assailed serious abuses allegedly committed by Russian troops against civilians in Chechnya and named Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar and Sudan as denying people basic freedoms.

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