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Despite frequent promises, new laws and a long-awaited national inquiry report on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, extensive violations of the rights of Indigenous Peoples continued. The government refused to lift the designation of the USA as a “safe” third country for refugee protection.
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Does not use the death penalty
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