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Rights groups oppose China, Russia, Saudis on UN rights body

by Edith M. Lederer
| October 13, 2020 7:06 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Human rights groups are urging the U.N.’s 193 member nations to oppose seats on the world organization’s premiere rights body for China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Cuba and others because of their dismal rights records — but they are all likely to win anyway.

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