The Washington Post published an article "HRW: Worst year for human
rights in Russia since the USSR collapsed".
"The year 2012 began with thousands of Russians taking to the streets
to demand reform and a government that would obey the law. On
Thursday, the group Human Rights Watch said Russia has just gone
through its worst year for human rights since the collapse of the
Soviet Union more than two decades ago," the newspaper writes.
“We can’t be silent about the situation in Russia today,” the
Washington Post cites Rachel Denber, who presented the Human Rights
Watch annual report here. The authorities, whom she characterized as
“aggressive and cynical,” have equated human rights work with
violating Russian sovereignty, she said. “Any activity can be
portrayed as betrayal.”
