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Ilhan Omar: We are challenging the Government of Uganda for having no single safe space for girls that have been offended in…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2020
We are challenging the Government of Uganda for having no single safe space for girls that have been offended in situations like this.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Omar discusses the lack of safe spaces for girls in Uganda.

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