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Canada funding South Sudan election amid rising repression
Original: Canada helping to fund South Sudan vote despite growing repression
Canada is helping to finance South Sudan's planned elections despite mounting evidence of political repression in the country, according to a Globe and Mail report. Critics question whether Ottawa should back a vote that President Salva Kiir's government is holding while cracking down on opposition figures, activists and press freedom. Supporters argue supporting the electoral process is preferable to abandoning it.
Why now: Questions are being raised over whether Canada should bankroll an election in a country accused of escalating human rights abuses.
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- Canada helping to fund South Sudan vote despite growing repression · The Globe and Mail
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