‘Govt not given chance to respond to UNHRC report’
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By SHARON KALIMBULA –
THE Government says it was not given an opportunity to respond to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rapporteur’s report about Zambia’s state of democracy and freedom of expression.
According to normal procedure, the Special Rapporteurs give the Government 60 days to respond to any allegations, after which a report would be prepared and submitted to the UNHRC.
At a Press briefing in Choma yesterday, Chief Government spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said that the Government was not given an opportunity to comment on the report before the Press release on the content was published.
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