Rep. Smith Issues Speech on Erdogan's Assault on Human Rights of Turkish People
July 19, 2016
July 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 13, on the President Erdogan's assault on the human rights of the Turkish people:
Mr. Speaker, I rise to remind our government that the human rights abuses committed by Turkish President Erdogan are grave and ongoing, and to distinguish between the Turkish president and the Turkish people--and to stand with the people.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to remind our government that the human rights abuses committed by Turkish President Erdogan are grave and ongoing, and to distinguish between the Turkish president and the Turkish people--and to stand with the people.
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