Parliamentarians worldwide face rising abuse, says watchdog
20 December 2020 |
12:43 pm
Lawmakers worldwide, especially women, are facing an "upward trend" of violence and intimidation, warns the International Parliamentary Union. Most of the 552 cases it examined involved abuse of opposition MPs.
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