‘Consistent with the goals of…[the] Summit for Democracy,’ the US State Department has designated ‘multiple actors across three countries in connection with serious human rights abuse and repressive acts targeting political opponents, peaceful protestors, and other individuals’ and submitted a report ‘identifying persons who are responsible for certain gross violations of human rights in Iran.’
So said US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in advance of the Summit, which will be held on 9-10 December and hosted by US president Joe Biden, and which will ‘bring together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector to set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies today through collective action.’
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