The government's crackdown on civil society is unprecedented, even in Uzbekistan's 14-year history of repression since independence from the Soviet Union.
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Allegations that Moroccan and Spanish officials were involved in the deaths of migrants are extremely serious. These incidents require an independent international investigation.
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Violence against minorities has increasingly become a problem in Serbia today. Serbia cannot hope to move closer towards the European Union unless it starts taking these attacks a lot more seriously.
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Russia has joined forces with other states that have poor human rights records in opposing efforts to create a more effective U.N. human rights machinery. Many of these countries clearly prefer today's dysfunctional system that allows them to shield one another from criticism.
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