UN rights chief slams 'strangulation of civil society'

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 20, 2023 12:38 am

GENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced alarm Monday at attempts by several countries to silence human rights defenders and other civil society members, including those who cooperate with his office.

'I am profoundly concerned about this strangulation of civil society in several countries,' Volker Turk told the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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