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Linda Thomas-Greenfield: I lived through an experience and witnessed a genocide in Rwanda, so I know what it looks like and I know what it feels…

On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
I lived through an experience and witnessed a genocide in Rwanda, so I know what it looks like and I know what it feels like, and this feels like that.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

She draws a parallel between the Uyghur situation and her experience in Rwanda.

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