EU and Asean talk human rights
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The EU and Asean have held their first policy dialogue on human rights in Brussels.
“The first policy dialogue allowed for open and constructive...
Retno hits out at Papua flag protest
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Key editor held in Myanmar
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Indonesian mass murderer dies
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