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Wednesday, February 25, 2004

US human rights reports cite gains in Iraq, Afghanistan, "backsliding" in China
Bernard Hibbitts at 3:03 PM ET

The US State Department Wednesday released its 2003 annual reports on human rights in countries around the world. The Introduction to the reports highlighted gains in civil liberties in Iraq and Afghanistan, but noted "backsliding" in China as well as electoral "manipulation" in Russia. The State Department has posted the full text of the Introduction here, and also offers a background interview with US Assistant Secretary of State Lorne Craner, who oversaw the reports' preparation. AP has more.



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