Countries, such as Russia and China, are silencing journalists while others, such as the US, are denying the reality of the contagion, the UN says
Supporters of US President Donald Trump and their children rally to reopen California amid the coronavirus pandemic in California. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/DAVID McNEWThe UN rights chief said on Tuesday that Covid-19 is being instrumentalised to silence free speech, citing China and Russia, while voicing alarm at statements in the US that “deny the reality” of the coronavirus.
“Censorship and criminalisation of speech are likely to suppress crucial information needed to address the pandemic,” she told the 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Opening the session in Geneva, Bachelet gave a global update on the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on human rights.
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