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Inuit women received an apology for having intrauterine devices implanted without their consent. An action plan on racism was launched following international criticism. A law on “terror approval” was used arbitrarily. A lawsuit brought by Amnesty International and others to stop the irresponsible transfer of arms to Israel was dismissed. Protesters were compensated for being detained for longer than the legally permitted period.

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