Opinion by Mary Assunta, Irene Reyes (bangkok, thailand) Friday, December 08, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 08 (IPS) – As the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ( on Human Rights Day December 10), we turn the spotlight on a glaring contradiction …
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