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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.