U.S. human rights report draws extensive criticisms
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. State Department's annual country reports on human rights has drawn criticisms from various countries. Pierre Picquart, an expert on China and Chinese issues at the University of Paris-VIII, said that China has achieved remarkable progress in human rights, while the United States also faces its own human rights problems. Picquart said although he has not yet read the report, he does appreciate the great achievements China has made over the past few decades, such as the efforts to feed its huge population and to improve health care and education for the Chinese people. However, on the other side, the latest revelations about the tapping program PRISM and the infamous U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have exposed U.S.'s own problems with human rights both domestically and internationally, he told Xinhua. The Spanish EFE news agency reported Friday that Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon said the U.S. State Department's