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Russia moves to ban US adoptions

Proposal seen as retaliation after US Congress passes law targeting Russian human rights abuses.
Last Modified: 20 Dec 2012 10:29

A controversial bill in the Russian parliament banning US citizens from adopting Russian children is upsetting civil rights organisations in the country. 
 
Some see the proposal as a veiled attempt to get back at the United States after Congress passed a law targeting human rights abuses in Russia.

Al Jazeera's Robin Forestier-Walker reports from Moscow.

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