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Subject: **Urgent News Flash**CLINTON SINGLES OUT SUDAN, AFGHANISTAN AND
CHINA ON HUMAN RIGHTS***


> Clinton Singles Out Sudan, Afghanistan and China on Human Rights
>
> 12/06/2000
> Deutsche Presse-Agentur
>
>
> Washington (dpa) - U.S. President Bill Clinton singled out
> Sudan, Afghanistan and China on Wednesday for their poor human
> rights records on slavery, women's rights and religious freedom.
>
>
> In remarks commemorating Human Rights Day, which is December 10,
> Clinton said the United States ``must continue to support
> emerging democracies abroad,'' including advocating free and
> fair elections and fighting corruption.
>
> That support also means ``speaking out when the progress of
> democracy or the most basic human rights are under threat,
> whether it's the scourge of slavery in Sudan, the denial of
> rights to women and girls in Afghanistan, or curtailing
> religious freedom in China,'' he said.
>
> He reserved his harshest critique for the rulers of Sudan.
>
> ``And let me say especially to the students, religious
> communities and human rights activists who have done so much to
> publicize the atrocities of Sudan -- America must continue to
> press for an end to these egregious practices and make clear
> that the Sudanese government cannot join the community of
> nations until fundamental changes are made on these fronts,''
> Clinton said.
>
>
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