The UN rights chief on Wednesday decried "structural racism" in the United States, and voiced alarm at the "unprecedented assault" on journalists covering protests across the country after George Floyd's death in custody. Michelle Bachelet insisted that the grievances at the
1 / 2United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet insisted that the grievances at the heart of the protests that have erupted in hundreds of US cities needed to be heard and addressed if the countryUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet insisted that the grievances at the heart of the protests that have erupted in hundreds of US cities needed to be heard and addressed if the country Geneva - The UN rights chief on Wednesday...
"The voices calling for an end to police violence need to be heard. And the voices calling for an end to the endemic and structural racism that blights US society need to be heard." "Especially during a crisis, a country needs its leaders to condemn racism unequivocally; for them to reflect on what has driven people to boiling point; to listen and learn; and to take actions that truly tackle inequalities," she said.
The statement from the UN rights office Wednesday pointed to"credible reports of unnecessary and disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officers" during the protests.Tear gas and rubber bullets, as well as pepper balls have been fired at demonstrators and journalists"who did not pose an imminent threat of serious injury", it said.
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