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– UN Committee urges Pakistan to protect freedom of expression and fight impunity (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News August 1, 2017

The UN Human Rights Committee has published its Concluding Observations regarding the situation in Pakistan. The Experts heeded concerns noted by the PPF, IFEX and RIDH in their alternative report and called for the State to guarantee the rights to freedom of expression and privacy, and to end impunity.
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