'A free media is always essential, but we have never depended on it more than we do during this pandemic,' says UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet. WorldPressFreedomDay
The UN rights chief on Friday, April 24, criticised countries using the coronavirus crisis as an excuse to arrest journalists and restrict information, insisting free media is vital in fighting theMichelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, lamented that some countries were using the pandemic as"a pretext to restrict information and stifle criticism.
Rights office spokesman Rupert Colville pointed to, among others, US President Donald Trump, who has been known to make direct attacks on journalists during his press briefings. Bachelet insisted in her statement on the vital role of media in allowing people to participate in decision-making that affects their lives.
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