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David Miliband: “I think that from our point of view the violations of international law and basic rights are coming from all sides, but…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
I think that from our point of view the violations of international law and basic rights are coming from all sides, but the majority are coming from the Assad government.
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David Miliband

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Miliband discusses the violations of international law by the Assad government.

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