Congo-Kinshasa: UN Rights Chief Urges DRC Authorities to Allow Peaceful Expression of Dissent At Protests

15 November 2017

The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lawfully handle demonstrations organized by those protesting the updated electoral calendar for general elections.

"The inflammatory comments by police authorities ahead of today's protests are deeply alarming," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in a news release.

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