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“Dangerous” for politician to head Seychelles Human Rights Commission – judges

by Carmel Rickard | Jan 25, 2019

WHEN prominent Seychellois lawyer and political figure, Alexia Amesbury, decided to contest a seat on the country’s human rights commission, she came up against an apparently immovable obstacle: the law disqualifies candidates who hold office in or are employed by...

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