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Eleanor Holmes Norton: The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called us out on that. They have deemed the District of Columbia's lack of…

On the recordSeptember 14, 2014
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called us out on that. They have deemed the District of Columbia's lack of voting representation a human rights violation.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton cites international condemnation of D.C.'s voting rights situation.

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