U.N. Rights Chief Alarmed at Asia-Pacific Crackdown on Freedom of Expression Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet voiced alarm Wednesday that curbs on freedom of expression had elevated in 12 Asia-Pacific countries throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with dictatorships and democracies alike stifling public debate within the title of preventing faux information. “Arrests for expressing discontent or allegedly spreading false information through the press and social […]
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