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UN: South Sudan ‘curbing democratic freedoms’

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The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has accused the government of restricting the democratic and civil space in the country. The claim comes ahead of an exercise to draft a new constitution, ahead of the country’s first election since achieving independence in 2011.
 
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Published on Tuesday, 10th October 2023.

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