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Ed Markey: “The new bill to regulate nongovernmental groups would severely curb Ugandans' basic rights and would subject NGOs to…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
The new bill to regulate nongovernmental groups would severely curb Ugandans' basic rights and would subject NGOs to such extensive governmental control and interference that it could negate the very essence of freedom of association and expression.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes Uganda's new NGO bill for threatening civil liberties.

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