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Gary Peters: “We have to keep pushing for the rights of the Uighurs.”

On the recordNovember 17, 2019
We have to keep pushing for the rights of the Uighurs.
Said by
Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for advocacy on Uighur rights.

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