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On the recordMay 24, 2017
This bipartisan resolution calls on the Chechen leader to immediately cease the abduction and violence of men based on their real or perceived sexual orientation.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Calls for action against violence in Chechnya based on sexual orientation.

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