A general view shows Shwedagon pagoda during the Thingyan water festival, marking the Buddhist new year, in Yangon on April 13, 2022. (STR / AFP)

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.

The Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said in the statement that the information contained in the US report are misleading with one-sided accusations from unreliable sources

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

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

The ministry has also 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 was issued on Tuesday, covering countries including Myanmar.