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Prize winner, Abdul Aziz Muhama, speaks during the annual ceremony of the Martin Ennals Award in Geneva

Prize winner, Abdul Aziz Muhama, speaks during the annual ceremony of the Martin Ennals Award in Geneva Source: AAP

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Abdul Aziz Muhamat was named the 2019 Martin Ennals Award Laureate at a ceremony in Switzerland

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