The U.N. human rights commissioner announced the opening of a center in Morocco to promote human rights in North Africa and the Middle East. Mary Robinson said Morocco had been chosen for the site of the center because of the country’s efforts to improve its human rights situation. Morocco’s record on rights abuses has been criticized in the past by such groups as Amnesty International.
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