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Asia-Pacific in January: Cambodia's third UPR, Thailand's 'Twitter storm', and Pakistan's transgender pride march (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 6, 2019

Cambodia's human rights record was reviewed at the UN, Thailand's Twitter users supported the campaign of refugee seekers from Saudi and Bahrain, Pakistan held its first transgender pride march, and new cyber laws take effect in Vietnam and Fiji.
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