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"Human rights in the sense of human solidarity has created a new universal and equal language going beyond racial, gender, ethnic or religious boundaries.  That is why we consider it a doorway to dialogue for people of all socio-economic groups and all ideologies."
— Munir Said Thalib (1965-2004)

Leading human rights defender Munir Said Thalib (left) died [...]

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"Simply put, we [Australians] do not have to listen to any one else. We are the bench mark. The rest of the world needs to catch up . . . Who cares what the UN thinks? They have achieved nothing in their history.
"Talk, talk, talk . . . that is all the [...]

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