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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

People's rights are threatened everywhere, from wars to silence about abuses, rights group says

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People’s rights are being suppressed and threatened everywhere in the world, from wars to selective government outrage about some abuses and silence about others because of “political expediency,” a leading human rights group said Thursday.

“We only have to look at the human rights challenges of 2023 to tell us what we need to do differently in 2024,” Human Rights Watch said in its annual global report.

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