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Chris Smith: “I announce today we are going to reintroduce the Ethiopia Human Rights Act with very serious benchmarks.”

On the recordJune 19, 2013
I announce today we are going to reintroduce the Ethiopia Human Rights Act with very serious benchmarks.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the need for a new human rights act for Ethiopia.

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