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Silencing opposition is 'not the solution,' UN rights chief says as Internet blackout looms in DR Congo

Silencing opposition is 'not the solution,' UN rights chief says as Internet blackout looms in DR Congo

New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News):The United Nations human rights chief on Saturday said he is “deeply alarmed” at a planned Government shutdown of social media in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from Sunday evening, ahead of the end of President Joseph Kabila's mandate, coupled with a continuing ban on demonstrations by civil society and the opposition.