Pandemic used as 'pretext' to crush dissent: UN

Tue, Feb 23, 2021 - 5:50 AM

UN chief Antonio Guterres has slammed inequalities between nations when it comes to accessing the Covid-19 vaccines coming to market as a "moral outrage".

Geneva

THE United Nations (UN) on Monday harshly criticised countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent and suppressing criticism.

Speaking at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's main annual session, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres charged...

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