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John Sifton: The message needs to be clear back to their government that it is not a slam dunk.

On the recordJune 3, 2013
The message needs to be clear back to their government that it is not a slam dunk.
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John Sifton

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Stressing that economic agreements are not guaranteed without addressing human rights.

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