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On the recordOctober 20, 2015
It is our duty to encourage Burma to continue down the path of opening up and democratizing while we point out the serious and ongoing human rights violations in the country.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Emphasizing the need for support of democracy and human rights in Burma.

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