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Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “Yes, it is uncomfortable sitting side by side with these people, but it is as uncomfortable for them to be sitting next…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2021
Yes, it is uncomfortable sitting side by side with these people, but it is as uncomfortable for them to be sitting next to us and for us to be calling them out
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Discusses the discomfort of engaging with human rights abusers in the Council.

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