Myanmar rejects Human Rights Report issued by US

On April 13, 2022, a general view shows Shwedagon pagoda during the Thingyan water festival, marking the Buddhist new year, in Yangon. STRAFP YANGON - Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected the Human Rights Report issued by the United States Department of State, Myanmar's state-run media reported on Thursday.

In a statement, the ministry said that Myanmar's government categorically rejected the US report as a propaganda tool to defame it on political grounds.

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The ministry said in a statement that the information contained in the US report is misleading with one-sided accusations from unreliable sources.

The ministry has lodged its objections to the human rights report with the US embassy in Yangon, according to the statement.

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The US 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices were released on Tuesday, covering countries including Myanmar.