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– Human rights issues ignored during BRICS summit in China (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 7, 2017

The ninth BRICS Summit was held in China but human rights issues such as media freedom and the right to peaceful dissent were not discussed.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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