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– Joint letter to PACE on the human rights situation in the North Caucasus (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 25, 2017

Members of PACE were urged to fully support the adoption of a resolution that renews the Council of Europe's attention and reporting on the dramatic human rights situation in the Northern Caucasus.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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