GENEVA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's government must halt electoral violence and inflammatory speech ahead of the country's long-delayed Dec. 23 presidential election, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement on Friday.
“I am deeply worried about the reports of excessive use of force, including live ammunition, by security forces against opposition rallies,” she said.
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