2005 Human Rights Reports [US State Dept.]

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2005 Human Rights Reports [US State Dept.]

March 8, 2006 08:47:00 pm

2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, March 8, 2006 [the US State Department's annual survey of reports on human rights practices of countries around the world]. Read the full text of the reports. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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