The US State Department released Country Reports (2006) on Human Rights Practices of over 190 countries including Myanmar on 7 March. As in the past, the report once again carried a litany of unfounded and unsubstantiated allegations of human rights violations in Myanmar. The source of these fabricated allegations must have emanated from the remaining insurgent groups and antigovernment elements.

The government is putting earnest efforts into the border areas and national races development project, the 24 special regions development project and the five rural development programmes for all round development of the entire nation, thus raising the social and economic conditions of the national races.

Failing to reflect the prevailing conditions of Myanmar, the report enumerates a series of baseless accusations against the nation. Under the pretext of promotion and protection of human rights, the US is criticizing its targeted countries through the exercise of the double standard in its attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

The US State Department is hostile towards the countries sensitive to its inconsiderate behaviours through its annual report on human rights. The accused countries have strongly responded to and categorically turned down all accusations as usual. The entire Myanmar people firmly reject the biased assessment of human rights situations in Myanmar stipulated in the US State Department’s 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.