Venezuela worse, Colombia better on rights: US

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Sounds about right.

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Human rights conditions worsened over the past year in Venezuela and remained high in Cuba, but improved in Colombia, the US State Department said Friday in an annual review.

The annual US report on human rights practices cited a mixed picture in Latin America.

Nicaragua was cited along with Venezuela as a country where respect for human rights worsened.

In Venezuela, ruled by firebrand President Hugo Chavez, the US cited a litany of abuses including "unlawful killings, including summary executions of criminal suspects; widespread criminal kidnappings for ransom; prison violence and harsh prison conditions."

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More at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110408/pl_afp/usrightsdiplomacylatam_20110408192420

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1. Can the US State Department get any lower? Don't answer that.