The US State Department issues annual reports to provide a specific detailed picture of human rights conditions in 194 countries around the world. Some main issues in the Russia reports include:
- security services and local authorities often conduct searches without warrants\
- numerous, credible reports that law enforcement personnel engaged in physical abuse of subjects
- direct and indirect government interference in local and regional elections
- widespread corruption throughout the executive, legislative and judicial branches at all levels
US State Department – 2009 Human Rights Report: Russia (March 11, 2010)
US State Department – 2010 Human Rights Report: Russia (April 8, 2011)
US State Department – 2011 Human Rights Report: Russia
