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Barack Obama: “This Administration recognizes that some oppressive governments seek to target their citizens for grave human rights…”

On the recordApril 22, 2012
This Administration recognizes that some oppressive governments seek to target their citizens for grave human rights abuses through the use of information and communications technology.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Fact Sheet: Sanctions Against Those Complicit in Grave Human Rights Abuses Via Information Technology in Syria and Iran

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