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Barack Obama: It is our obligation as free peoples to stand with courageous individuals who raise their voices to demand universal…

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
It is our obligation as free peoples to stand with courageous individuals who raise their voices to demand universal rights.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 9219—Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week

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