Mr. Speaker, the implications of this injustice are global. When a state legitimizes persecution, it weakens the universal principles of human rights … The U.S. State Department should press Pakistan to uphold its international human rights obligations. … United States of America stands for anything, we need to stand out loud and foursquare for human rights. I hope we will do so in this case. (03:05–03:31)
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Asserts that the U.S. State Department should ensure Pakistan adheres to its international human rights commitments.
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