2007 Human Rights Reports [US State Dept.]

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2007 Human Rights Reports [US State Dept.]

March 11, 2008 11:44:00 pm

2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, March 11, 2008 [the US State Department's annual survey of reports on human rights practices of countries around the world]. Read the full text of the report. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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