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IdeasBy Francisco BencosmeFebruary 28, 2019 12:51 PM ESTBencosme is advocacy manager for Asia Pacific at Amnesty International USAYet again, President Donald Trump has failed to raise North Korearsquo dire human rights record at a major historical summit with Kim Jong Un. When asked about it during a press conference, Trump appears to have excused and enabled Kim Jong Unrsquo worst actions. He gave Kim a platform on the world stage only to showcase his own disdain for human rights.What a reversal from the beginning of the Trump Administration, when Trump got in front of the U.S. Congress and pronounced his comm
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