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Hillary Clinton: “Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights once and for all.”

On the recordApril 17, 2008
Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights once and for all.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton emphasizes the importance of women's rights as a fundamental human rights issue.

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