Transcript of end of mission press conference by Independent Expert on the situation of Human Rights in Somalia Isha Dyfan
Dear members of the press, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and thank you for coming. I address you as the United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, at the conclusion of my fourth visit…
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