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Мелани Незер |

TEDxMidAtlantic

• March 2019

Правозащитница Мелани Незер делится своим взглядом на миграционный кризис у южной границы США в историческом контексте, а также объясняет, как граждане могут заставить правительство нести ответственность за защиту слабых. «Сила государства в сострадании и прагматизме, а не в принуждении и устрашении», — говорит она.

Правозащитница Мелани Незер делится своим взглядом на миграционный кризис у южной границы США в историческом контексте, а также объясняет, как граждане могут заставить правительство нести ответственность за защиту слабых. «Сила государства в сострадании и прагматизме, а не в принуждении и устрашении», — говорит она.

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Melanie Nezer

Refugee and immigrants rights attorney

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Melanie Nezer is a national leader in efforts to inform and educate individuals, institutions, elected officials and communities about refugees and asylum seekers.

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