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Human Rights Defenders - Dominican Republic
By: Amnesty International
Posted: Jul 20 07
Witnessed: 5239 times
Regions: Dominican Republic
Issues: Food & health & development, HIV-AIDS, Poverty
Tags: amnesty international, Dominican Republic, healtcare, Human Rights Defenders, Poverty
In the Dominican Republic, politics and discrimination has left an underclass living in poverty and being denied proper access to healthcare. This is the story about Marisol's work to help keep her community together.
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