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Barack Obama: Human rights violations based on sexual orientation must be part and parcel of any conversations we have about human…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
Human rights violations based on sexual orientation must be part and parcel of any conversations we have about human rights.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the importance of including LGBT rights in human rights discussions.

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