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Hugh Williamson

Hugh Williamson

Medical doctor and former United States Representative

Jun 30, 2026

17:50
So perhaps to begin with, can you introduce us to a couple of cases that you looked at?
17:55
Sure.
17:55
We have Umida John Bekcanava, for instance.
17:59
She's a Turkmen woman.
18:01
46 years old, been living in exile in Istanbul since 2017.
18:08
So she moved there as a labor migrant and became more and more determined to be an activist in a sense.
18:17
She engaged with activist groups and participated in online activities.

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26:11
And I'm wondering, I'm almost afraid to ask this, but do you... have any reason to believe this exhortation is going to become any more effective now when the issue of human rights has slipped so far down the international agenda across the board worldwide, it seems to me.

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