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HRW World Report 2019: Reversing autocrats' attacks on rights (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 20, 2019

Coalitions of states, often backed by civic groups and popular protests, are driving a global trend to confront the abuses of anti-rights populists.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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