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UN official welcomes ASEAN commitment to human rights, but concerned over declaration wording

The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the renewed commitment by leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to universal human rights norms - but expressed concern that the regional body's recently-adopted human rights declaration, the region's first, retains language that is not consistent with international standards.


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