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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Human-rights groups are criticizing celebrities who attended a birthday party for Ramzan Kadyrov, alleging the Chechen leader has committed human-rights abuses.
The Human Rights Foundation told The Hollywood Reporter Hilary Swank had been warned about Kadyrov's alleged offenses before she attended the Oct. 5 event, along with her fellow film star Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Kevin Costner, Eva Mendes and Shakira also were invited but did not attend the event, the entertainment industry trade newspaper said.
Human Rights Watch urged the stars who showed up to return what they were paid to honor a man accused of overseeing law-enforcement and security agencies implicated in abductions, torture and executions in Chechnya.
Thor Halvorssen, president of Human Rights Foundation, described the celebrities' attendance at the party as "disheartening and shameful."
The Hollywood Reporter said Swank's and Van Damme's representatives did not respond to its requests for comment.
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