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Chris Smith: Torture and arbitrary detention remain grave problems, employed with impunity by the security forces to silence dissent…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
Torture and arbitrary detention remain grave problems, employed with impunity by the security forces to silence dissent and discourage religious groups and ethnic minorities from seeking greater freedoms.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith condemns the use of torture and detention in China to suppress dissent.

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