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Chris Smith: That cannot preclude a human rights focus because the victims are every day, and they are proliferating.

On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
That cannot preclude a human rights focus because the victims are every day, and they are proliferating.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith stresses the importance of maintaining a human rights focus amidst geopolitical concerns.

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