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139. Report Prepared by the Interagency Group on Human Rights and Foreign Assistance

considerable contro versy within the institutions, including accusations that the U.S. is politicizing them. Korea and the Philippines have considered sponsoring a “motion of regret” in the ADB Board over U.S. human rights initiatives in that bank. Nigeria and India have questioned the use of IFIs as a tool to bring about human rights improvements. Argentina may seek a legal opinion from the IDB on whether charter provisions prohibiting politicization are violated by our human rights initiatives. There have been indications that other LDCs may take similar steps. While we believe it is legitim…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1978-04-30
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume II, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v02/d139
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Record ID	`frus:frus1977-80v02/d139`

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139. Report Prepared by the Interagency Group on Human Rights and Foreign Assistance. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1978. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1977-80v02/d139.