Benin Urged to Implement Findings of Working Group On Arbitrary Detention

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Benin Urged to Implement Findings of Working Group On Arbitrary Detention

Press Release - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Benin's government to implement the conclusions of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention by overturning journalist Ignace Sossou's conviction and bringing its Digital Law into compliance with Benin's obligations as regards freedom of expression.

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