00:00December 10th marks International Human Rights Day.
00:03A government-backed think tank, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, presented the 20th
00:08Asian Democracy and Human Rights Award to the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights
00:12Association at a ceremony in Taipei.
00:16This award puts a spotlight on all human rights defenders who may never stand on a stage.
00:25The data collector documenting violence in the middle of the dark in the night.
00:30The journalist who refuses to be silenced.
00:35The community organizers who turns fear into collective courage.
00:41The activists transforming shock into hope.
00:45And the ordinary people who use their voices to be heard.
00:51The group, also known as PBHI, offers free legal assistance to human rights defenders.
00:56It also seeks justice for political prisoners and helped fight for independence for East
01:01Timor, now known as Timor-Leste.
01:04President Lai Qingde, along with Speaker Han Guo-yu, who also leads the government think
01:08tank, presented an award of $100,000 to support the group's work in Indonesia.
01:14The Prime Minister of Saudis, the United States of the United States and Globalare
01:39Lai also recognized that this marks the first year that town's democratic era has lasted longer than its years under martial law.
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