Congo-Kinshasa: Denying Visa to Human Rights Researcher 'Regrettable,' Says UN Rights Chief

12 August 2016

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein today said that the denial of visa to a human rights researcher in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a regrettable development.

"[This] does not bode well for civil society space in the run up to the presidential elections," said Mr. Zeid, according to Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson of his Office (OHCHR).

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