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Jeanne Shaheen: “It should not require courage to stand up for basic human rights like Fatima Khalil or Freshta Kohistani both did.”

On the recordApril 26, 2021
It should not require courage to stand up for basic human rights like Fatima Khalil or Freshta Kohistani both did.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen emphasizes that standing up for rights shouldn't require courage.

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