UN rights chief warns of backsliding on global freedoms - The Jerusalem Post

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UN rights chief warns of backsliding on global freedoms - The Jerusalem Post: The United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that human rights gains made in recent deca

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