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Chris Smith: The U.N. has such great potential. And so often it squanders it, both by what it allows its treaty bodies to do and by…

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
The U.N. has such great potential. And so often it squanders it, both by what it allows its treaty bodies to do and by what the Human Rights Council, in particular, has done.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes the U.N. for failing to fulfill its potential, especially regarding human rights.

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