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Plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses
![President Prabowo Subianto greets people as he rides in a car after his inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 20, 2024, [Asprilla Dwi Adha/Antara Foto]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--CfGAYMsF--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1729492480/4KHY8EA_subianto_2_jpeg?_a=BACCd2AD)
The international advocacy group, Human Rights Watch, has put out a plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses in West Papua.
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