Putin challenged over Russian human rights
President Vladimir Putin heard harsh criticism of Russia’s justice system today from members of his human rights council, who also warned that recent laws and actions by authorities have hampered the development of democracy and civil society.
Putin parried a dark portrait of corruptible courts and abuse-plagued prisons with jabs at the West, lashing out at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and accusing the European Court for Human Rights of succumbing to political motivations.
