The Leahy amendment, which prohibits aid to units of foreign security forces that violate human rights, has some strong supporters in the State Department.
Patrick Leahy: “The Leahy amendment, which prohibits aid to units of foreign security forces that violate human rights, has some strong…”
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Leahy discusses support for the amendment aimed at preventing aid to human rights violators.
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