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Bob Menendez: But maybe one of the least commented on threats to democracy in Latin America is the silencing of civil society.

On the recordJune 29, 2011
But maybe one of the least commented on threats to democracy in Latin America is the silencing of civil society.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez highlights the repression of civil society as a major threat to democracy.

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