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Rights abuses often ‘tipping point’ for extremist recruitment, UN study finds

Rights abuses often ‘tipping point’ for extremist recruitment, UN study finds

Quality education and exposure to different cultures identified as key preventive factors in African survey

Human rights abuses committed by security forces and economic deprivation are among the most important drivers of recruitment to extremist groups in Africa, a survey has found.

Researchers working for the UN Development Programme (UNDP) interviewed more than 1,000 active or recent militants across eight countries in Africa in the pioneering study.

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