Denials of racism do not exempt the Dominican government from its human rights responsibilities

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Denials of racism do not exempt the Dominican government from its human rights responsibilities

In response to statements made by the Dominican Republic’s vice president, Raquel Peña, on concerns raised by Amnesty International regarding the responsibility of Luis Abinader’s government to investigate, punish and redress human rights violations occurring in the context of the implementation of the Dominican Republic’s migration policies, Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International said: “We appreciate the attention that the Offic…