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Gregory Meeks: To the extent that governments fail to punish human rights violators, they are complicit.

On the recordJune 6, 2012
To the extent that governments fail to punish human rights violators, they are complicit.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks highlights the responsibility of governments in addressing human rights violations.

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