On the recordMay 9, 2016
It is breathtakingly disturbing that an abuser of human rights could simultaneously be an arbiter of how well or poorly other countries are doing.
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congress.govChris Smith: “It is breathtakingly disturbing that an abuser of human rights could simultaneously be an arbiter of how well or poorly…”
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Smith criticizes Vietnam's role in the U.N. Human Rights Council despite its human rights abuses.
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