71.   Human rights groups such as Amne believed to be living in China after sneaking across the border from their isolated homeland, fleeing famine and a repressive regime.

72.   In the face of a repressive regime, the population has adopted a policy of passive resistance, setting up parallel social and political institutions.

73.   There are multinational business concerns which have no inhibitions about dealing with repressive regimes.

74.   They have fled a deeply repressive regime as well as widespread famine caused by the collapse of the centrally planned economy and natural disasters, the groups said.

75.   Western nations have long pressed Asia on human rights, saying repressive regimes that impose low wages and allow sweatshop conditions distort international trade.

76.   Iraq, North Korea, Cuba and Sudan were listed as among the most repressive regimes by the New York-based organization.