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The charge was made by Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan as he launched Washington's annual global human rights report
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Jul 13, 2016, 12:14 PM ISTTreaty regulating global arms trade takes effect today
A landmark treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade comes into force tomorrow, a milestone hailed by the United Nations and campaigners seeking to stop weapons sales to dictators, terrorists and human rights abusers.
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