Human rights must be at the center of our foreign policy, not the periphery.
Hillary Clinton: “Human rights must be at the center of our foreign policy, not the periphery.”
On the recordMarch 29, 2009
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2001-2009.state.govEditor's note · Context
Emphasizing the importance of human rights in foreign policy.
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