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To me, defending human rights means honoring the dignity of all people, recognizing that everybody has human rights, because they are human
Grace Meng
Senior Researcher, U.S. Program of Human Rights Watch
To me, defending human rights means honoring the dignity of all people, recognizing that everybody has human rights, because they are human
Grace Meng
HRW, senior researcher, us program
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