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Unidentified Speaker, -
THANK YOU. GOOD
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HOST, -
MORNING. LOOKING AT HUMAN RIGHTS ACROSS THE GLOBE, ONE OF THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TAKE AWAYS IS IT WAS CALLED A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN PLACES LIKE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA. WE'VE SEEN CHANGES IN THE REGIME. HOW HAS THAT AFFECTED...
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| 00:00:42 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
A. THIS IS SPELL -- LIKE ANYBODY , TOO, THEY WANT TO HAVE THEIR RIGHTS RESPECTED. SO IN 2010 AND CONTINUING INTO TUNISIA AND LIP LIBYA AND OTHER ...
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| 00:01:42 |
HOST, -
TEAM ON ADVANCING HUMAN
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| 00:01:47 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT'S -- HUMAN RIGHTS IN A 21ST CENTURY LANDSCAPE. EVEN AS WE STAND UP AGAINST AGE-OLD ABUSES WHERE WOMEN HAVE AND CONTINUE TO BE MARGINALIZED, WE'RE...
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| 00:03:36 |
HOST, -
HOUSE. ELECTIONS THERE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ELECTIONS UNFOLD, HOW MUCH ARE HUMAN RIGHTS COMING INTO PLAY WITH THE EGYPTIAN PEOPLE? GUEST: I WAS IN CAIRO...
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| 00:03:56 |
GUEST, -
NEVER DONE BEFORE. THEY OPENLY TALK ABOUT POLITICS AND WHO THEY ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR. THAT'S A HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. SO NOW EGYPTIANS THINK THERE'S...
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| 00:05:01 |
HOST, -
NORTH KOREA AND IRAN AND CHINA AND THEY ALSO SITE OOZE BECK STAN
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| 00:05:07 |
GUEST, -
AND ECK DOIRL NEW GUINEA. SYRIA IN THE GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS EYE ABUSES UNDER THE ASSAAD REGIME. BUT EVEN PLACES LIKE BELARUS AND CHAD AND CUBA. SO...
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| 00:06:12 |
HOST, -
WE'VE HEARD SO MUCH ATTENTION LATELY ON THE ACTIVIST WHO HAS NOW COME OVER TO THE UNITED STATES. CHEN GUANGCHENG'S EXPERIENCE. AS A DIS DEPENDANT,...
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| 00:06:40 |
GUEST, -
CONCERN. . -- GUEST: WE'VE SEEN A CRACKDOWN AGAINST THE MINORITY RELIGIONS AND SUCH. CHINA IS THE COUNTRY OF REAL CONCERN, AND THE CHEN
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| 00:06:57 |
GUEST, -
CASE I THINK HAS HIGHLIGHTED HOW THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WILL GO AFTER THEIR CRITICS. CHEN GUANGCHENG DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL. HE WAS SIMPLY DETAINED...
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| 00:07:49 |
HOST, -
IT'S GOOD TO SPEAK TO YOU. THIS IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY I HAVE TAKEN TO
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| 00:07:55 |
CALLER, -
UTILIZE THIS NICE SERVICE C-SPAN HAS. I HAD ONE QUESTION FOR THE GOOD GENTLEMAN THAT'S WITH YOU THIS MORNING. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS. ...
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| 00:08:45 |
GUEST, -
ISSUE OF CLOSURE AND FILIBUSTERS, AND YOU DO NEED 60 VOTES IN THE SENATE IN ORDER TO GET A VOTE OR CONSIDERATION ON THE FLOOR. HOST: ONE THING THAT...
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| 00:09:02 |
HOST, -
HAS TO RATIFY IS TREATIES. GUEST: BUT BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE ACT AS A CHECK ON THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. AND THE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS
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| 00:09:12 |
GUEST, -
AND SEPARATION OF POWERS IN THE U.S. IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR DOING WHAT IT CAN TO PRESERVE AND RESPECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN OUR COUNTRY....
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| 00:09:42 |
HOST, -
AND RIGHTS THROUGHOUT GLOBE. WHY SHOULD AMERICANS CARE ABOUT THIS? WHEN WE LOOK AT COUNTRIES AROUND THE PLANET, WHAT'S OUR STANCE? GUEST: IT'S IMPORTANT...
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| 00:10:00 |
GUEST, -
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SHARING FUNDAMENTAL FREEMS AND COMMON, UNIVERSAL VALUES. THOSE INCLUDE THE FREEMS OF EXPRESSION, THE FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, FREEDOM...
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| 00:10:49 |
HOST, -
ABOUT BOTH HILLARY CLINTON AND BARACK
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| 00:10:52 |
CALLER, -
OBAMA GIVING AWAY AMERICA'S SOVEREIGNTY THROUGH TREATIES. AND ONCE THEY DO THAT AND RATIFIED BY THE SENATE, AND THEN I GUESS RESIGNED BY BARACK OBAMA...
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| 00:11:31 |
HOST, -
THAT IT SPEAKS ABOUT THE PROMINENCE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HOW IT RELATES
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| 00:11:35 |
GUEST, -
TO U.S. LAW. U.S. LAW FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE TAKES PRECEDENT OVER INTERNATIONAL. BUT WE ALSO TRY TO FOLLOW INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND ENORMOUS AND...
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| 00:12:12 |
HOST, -
A, I WANTED TO KNOW WHETHER YOU GUYS
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| 00:12:14 |
CALLER, -
RAILROAD "WEDNESDAY NIGHT BASEBALL" TO SEE THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT PUT OUT IN RESPONSE TO THE REPORT FROM SECRETARY CLINTON? AND B, MY OTHER QUESTION...
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| 00:12:58 |
GUEST, -
IS A
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| 00:12:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RESPONSE SO THE STATE DEPARTMENT PUTS OUT
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| 00:13:02 |
GUEST, -
A REPORT AND CHINA SAYS WELL, HERE'S OUR TAKE ON
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| 00:13:07 |
HOST, -
IT. GUEST: AND RUSSIA DREW CRITICISM TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. GUEST: THESE ARE REVEEMS ANY THEY
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| 00:13:16 |
GUEST, -
ARE OF WHICH IN OUR MAP IS CONSIDERED FREE. BOTH ARE CONSIDERED NOT
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| 00:13:22 |
GUEST, -
FREE AND BOTH ARE FLAGGED FOR MAJOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. I DON'T TAKE THE CHINESE OR RUSSIAN REPORT FAIRLY WHATSOEVER. THEY ARE -- IN TERMS OF ...
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| 00:15:50 |
HOST, -
TWITTER. WHAT'S THE METRICS OF THE -- THE UNIVERSAL METRICS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS? GUEST: THERE ARE MANY WHO ASCRIBE TO BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS. THEY INCLUDE...
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| 00:16:19 |
GUEST, -
TO ENSURING RESPECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS. BECAUSE YOU HAVE JOURNALISTS THAT CAN EXPOSE NOT ONLY CORRUPTION BUT ABUSE OF RRTS. OF -- YOU NEED A JUDICIAL...
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| 00:17:18 |
HOST, -
LED AT THE STALE END OF A GEORGE W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION. HOST: THAT IS THE ONE THAT PRODUCES THE STATE'S HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT. GUEST: IN ADDITION TO...
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| 00:17:36 |
HOST, -
HOST: YOU GET A SENCHES OF HOW IT HAPPENS BEHIND-THE-SCENES. GUEST: YES. AND WANT
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| 00:17:41 |
GUEST, -
TO SOME THROUGHOUT PEOPLE AT THE BUREAU FOR ALL
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| 00:17:45 |
HOST, -
THE HARD WORK THEY DO IN
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| 00:17:47 |
GUEST, -
PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER. HOST: TO PROVIDENCE, ROAD ISLAND ON OUR DEMOCRATS LINE. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU
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| 00:17:58 |
HOST, -
SPECIFICALLY YOUR TODD: -- YOUR STUDY, THE ONE HOW
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| 00:18:04 |
CALLER, -
YOU SHOWED ON YOUR MAP THE AREAS OF FREEDOM. DOES THE STUDY ALSO INCLUDE DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS SUCH AS THE LCP GROUP, A LATE-GAME LESBIAN'S GROUP MAY...
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| 00:18:39 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE LESBIAN,
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| 00:18:40 |
GUEST, -
GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER GROUPS IN THE COUNTRIES, WE ARE INCLUDING THAT IN YOU ARE A WORK. I ALSO WANT TO SAY WE ARE LOOKING AT MINORITY BUSINESS...
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| 00:19:47 |
HOST, -
HAILING ARGENTINA FOR HAVING SOME OF THE BEST LAWS IN FOR TRANSGENDERS. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO YOUR GUEST, I THINK ATTENTION HAS TO START...
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| 00:20:06 |
CALLER, -
MALE. AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSES. YOU CAN'T MAKE CONTRACTS. YOU CAN'T KEEP A JOB. YOU'VE GOT OVER A MILLION SORE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN...
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| 00:21:05 |
GUEST, -
A LOT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. AND IT'S -- ITS HANDLING OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, INTERROGATION OF SUSPECTS. WE HAD THE PROBLEMS OF ABU GHRAIB BEFORE....
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| 00:22:14 |
HOST, -
GUANTANAMO BAY BAYH AND A C-SPAN JUNKIE WRITES IN SAYING HOW COULD WE CRITICIZE ANYONE WHEN WE KEPT A PRIVATE FOR LEAKING INFORMATION. GUEST: HE HAS...
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| 00:22:34 |
GUEST, -
HOST: REPUBLICAN, IN AALASKA. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I'M CALLING ABOUT THIS. I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS PERSON WHO WAS ON
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| 00:22:44 |
HOST, -
THIS.
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| 00:22:46 |
CALLER, -
WHO WAS ON THERE. AMERICA SEEMS TO EXPERIENCING WHEREVER ELSE IN THE WORLD THEY ARE GAINING HUMAN RIGHTS WE ARE LOSING THEM. OUR BILL OF RIGHTS SEEMS...
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| 00:23:15 |
HOST, -
AT HOME. WE'VE GOT TO CLEAN HOUSE AND MAKE THINGS IN THIS COUNTRY
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| 00:23:19 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RIGHT BEFORE WE CAN START TACKLING
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| 00:23:21 |
CALLER, -
THE REST OF THE WORLD. WE CAN'T SOLVE EVERYBODY'S PROBLEMS. HOST: LET'S LOOK AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNTRIES OF FOCUS. IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, BAHRAIN, CHINA,...
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| 00:23:35 |
HOST, -
LIBYA, PAKISTAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. SOME OF THEM WE DISCUSSED WITH OUR GUEST ALREADY, DAVID KRAMER, BUT THE LIST GOES ON. HOST: ON THE DEMOCRATS...
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| 00:23:59 |
HOST, -
AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS?
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| 00:24:01 |
CALLER, -
WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO SIGN TRADE GREEMENTS IN UNIONS WHERE CHILD LABOR LAWS ARE NOT HONOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ARE NOT CONSIDERED FOR THE WORKER...
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| 00:24:40 |
GUEST, -
RIGHTS. THE ABILITY SO GATHER AS UNIONS AND COME TOGETHER. TO TRY TOW PUSH BACK ON EITHER COMPANIES OR GOVERNMENTS THAT MAY TRY CRACK DOWN THEY ARE...
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| 00:25:39 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DEPARTMENT'S INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL AS TO FREEDOM HOUSES AND IN A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WOMEN ARE...
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| 00:27:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CALLER. KIVERAGETSDZ I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS AND THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION. I FIND IT VERY...
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| 00:31:33 |
GUEST, -
LET'S BE CLEAR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AREN'T IN THE BUSINESS PROTO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS THEY'RE IN THE BUSINESS TO MAKE PROFITS. IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY...
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| 00:32:37 |
HOST, -
LET'S LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SPOTS. COLOMBIA, WHERE ELSE? WHAT ARE THEY DOING? GUEST: IN BURMA THERE CERTAINLY HAS BEEN IMPROVEMENT. I THINK THERE HAS...
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| 00:32:54 |
GUEST, -
IMPROVEMENT. THE FACT THAT ANG SANG ISSUE CHEE IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE PARLIAMENT IS A POSITIVE THING BUT I THINK THAT THE ETHNIC FIGHTING CONTINUES TO...
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| 00:35:16 |
HOST, -
CONCERN IS FOR
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| 00:35:18 |
CALLER, -
THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS FOR VIOLATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. MY CONCERNS ARE -- AND I ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE...
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| 00:36:13 |
GUEST, -
SUGGEST THAT IS PERHAPS IT IS NOT PLAYING A SUFFICIENTLY IMPORTANT ROLE. WE AT FREEDOM HOUSE ASSESSES THE FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES....
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| 00:37:04 |
HOST, -
WHAT'S THE U.S. RESPONSIBILITY WHEN IT COMES TO RELATIONSHIPS ECONOMIC MONEY CHANGING HANDS RELATIONSHIPS OR EVEN JUST INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS...
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| 00:37:36 |
GUEST, -
ENERGY, FOR SECURITY, AND IT HAS BEEN GIVEN A PASS BY NUMEROUS ADMINISTRATIONS, REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT, WHEN IT COMES TOT WAY IT TREATS ITS OWN...
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| 00:39:03 |
HOST, -
YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE IMBALANCE OF THE SITUATION WITH
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| 00:39:08 |
CALLER, -
THE UNITED STATES. BUT GIVEN OUR TRACK RECORD, NEARLY 3 MILLION KILLED, IN VIETNAM, FIVE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS THAT HAVE BEEN...
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| 00:39:52 |
GUEST, -
DO THIS. SECONDLY I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT UNDERSTAND. I APPRECIATE YOUR POINT BUT OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD LOOK TO THE UNITED STATES FOR HELP,...
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| 00:40:45 |
HOST, -
IT CREATES. YOU CAN SEE THERE IN GREEN THE COUNTRIES THAT IT DEEMS TO HAVE STRONG DEMOCRACY AND RIGHTS. IN YELLOW COUNTRIES HALFWAY IN BETWEEN AND...
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