José Eduardo dos Santos is known as the iron-fisted president who rigged elections and carried out a mass murder of hundreds of civilians. Nicki Minaj is due to perform for the dictator Saturday night for an undisclosed fee.

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Telegraph reports that Nicki is set to follow Mariah Carey's footsteps, who sang for Mr. dos Santos for $1-M. Jennifer Lopez previously apologized for singing "Happy Birthday" to Turkmenistan's president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, a well-known human rights abuser.

The Human Rights Foundation has called for Nicki to cancel the show. "HRF hopes Nicki Minaj will cancel her trip and instead issue a statement of solidarity with those jailed this month for opposing the dictatorship including rapper and hip-hop artist Luaty Beirão," said Mr Halvorssen.

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The singer's rep is yet to comment.

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