The United Nations and Zambia’s ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) have clashed over the country’s democratic and human rights environment, with the UN raising serious concerns while the ruling party has rejected the allegations as inaccurate and unsubstantiated. A check on the the standoff by the Zambian Business Times – ZBT established that the clash follows a statement dated September 2,2026 by UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Gina Romero, who has expressed “grave concern” over what she described as a deteriorating democratic and human rights environment following Zambia’s August...
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