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Joe Crowley: The disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands white card holders, mostly Rohingya, undermines universal suffrage.

On the recordOctober 20, 2015
The disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands white card holders, mostly Rohingya, undermines universal suffrage.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Crowley highlights issues with voter disenfranchisement affecting Rohingya in Burma.

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