Guinea: Hate Speech Ahead of Elections Must Be Curbed and Condemned – UN

Guinea: Hate Speech Ahead of Elections Must Be Curbed and Condemned – UN

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[PR Newswire] New York -- Political leaders, in particular the candidates campaigning for the upcoming presidential election in Guinea, should refrain from invoking ethnic affiliations and using provocative language that may lead to violence, discrimination and other human rights violations, said Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Pramila Patten, the UN's Acting Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, on Wednesday.

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