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UN panel approves sidelined report praising Gaddafi's human rights record [newKerala.com News # 173120]

UN panel approves sidelined report praising Gaddafi's human rights record [newKerala.com News # 173120]

UN panel approves sidelined report praising Gaddafi's human rights record
Washington, Mar 15 : A United Nations panel has adopted a report praising the human rights record of the former government of deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, a year after it was sidelined amid international objection.

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