Its statements of concern represent a gesture of hypocrisy on this matter.
Leaders in Washington and in Lansing, the state capital, issued statements of concern late Thursday.
The OSCE and Freedom House have both issued statements of concern.
The new detention powers drew statements of concern from civil liberties advocates and immigration lawyers.
Several international bodies, including the European Union, issued statements of concern about Friday's episode at the National Library.
It drew statements of concern from several nations as well as from the United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan.
And, notwithstanding all the rather transparent statements of concern and condemnation, we have watched avidly but rather dispassionately.
The casualties prompted statements of concern by the State Department, the European Union and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Mr. Ventrell of the State Department declined to comment on the European Union move, and repeated statements of concern about the treatment of Myanmar's ethnic minorities.
Mr. Alekseyev disappeared Sept. 15, sending ripples of anxiety through Russia's small and embattled gay rights community and prompting statements of concern from European Union lawmakers.
