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Chris Smith: The perpetrators of torture have been treated with impunity in Vietnam while those who reported or believed to have…

On the recordJune 21, 2016
The perpetrators of torture have been treated with impunity in Vietnam while those who reported or believed to have reported torture and human rights abuses are being persecuted
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith highlights the lack of accountability for torturers in Vietnam and the persecution of whistleblowers.

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