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Patrick Leahy: “It is absolutely unacceptable that this is the only human rights case that has been filed by the DOJ.”

On the recordOctober 5, 2009
It is absolutely unacceptable that this is the only human rights case that has been filed by the DOJ.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy criticizes the lack of human rights prosecutions by the DOJ.

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