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  • 11Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran — The state of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has been criticized both by both Iranians and international human right activists, writers, and NGOs. The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Commission have condemned… …

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  • 12Human rights in Burma — Burma (Myanmar) This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Burma …

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  • 13Human rights in Taiwan — The human rights record in Taiwan is generally held to have experienced significant transformation over the last two decades. Taiwan, currently governed by the Republic of China government, has a multi party democracy. The 2000 presidential… …

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  • 14Human rights in the United States — In 1776, Thomas Jefferson proposed a philosophy of human rights inherent to all people in the Declaration of Independence, asserting that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that… …

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  • 15Human rights in Turkey — Republic of Turkey This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Republic of Turkey …

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  • 16Human rights in Zimbabwe — There are widespread reports of systematic and escalating violations of human rights in Zimbabwe under the Mugabe administration and his party, ZANU PF.According to human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch… …

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  • 17Human rights in Niger — According to the Republic of Niger s Constitution of 1999, most human rights, as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, are upheld and protected. Despite these protections, concerns of both domestic and international human rights… …

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  • 18Human rights in Morocco — Morocco’s human rights record is mixed. On the one hand, Morocco has made considerable improvements since the repressive Years of Lead under King Hassan II s reign (1961 99), but under his modernizing son, Mohammed VI, there are still complaints… …

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  • 19Human rights in Vietnam — In its 2004 report on Human Rights Practices, the U.S. Department of State characterized Vietnam’s human rights record as “poor” and cited the continuation of “serious abuses.” According to the report, the government has imposed restrictions on… …

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  • 20Human rights —    While Russia is a signatory to many international conventions on human rights (including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Convention of Human Rights), the country is viewed in certain quarters of the West as a regular …

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