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In Harlem, deputy UN chief cites equality, non-discrimination as ‘absolutely basic to all human rights’

10 December 2014
On the eve of the worldwide commemoration of Human Rights Day, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, today led in New York’s historic Harlem neighborhood, a public reading of the landmark Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Protestors in New York City demonstrate in the wake of the verdict in the case of the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown (24 November 2014).
Jacques Baudrier

Eric Garner, Michael Brown cases spark ‘legitimate concerns’ about US policing – UN experts

5 December 2014
Grand jury verdicts in the United States which resulted in the decisions to not bring to trial the cases of two unarmed African-American men killed by police forces have sparked “legitimate concerns” regarding policing practices across the country, a group of United Nations human rights experts said today.
Protestors in New York City demonstrate in the wake of the verdict in the case of the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown (24 November 2014).
Jacques Baudrier

US should respond to public demands for greater police accountability – Ban

4 December 2014
In the wake of a grand jury decision in New York yesterday not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner, an unarmed man, in July, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the United States to do “anything possible to respond to demands of greater accountability.”
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UN human rights experts urge probe into recent violence amid Venezuelan protests

6 March 2014
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has asked the Venezuelan Government for prompt clarification of allegations of arbitrary detention and excessive use of force and violence against protesters, journalists and media workers during recent protests.
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.
Violaine Martin

Venezuela: UN human rights chief urges halt to violence, inflammatory rhetoric

28 February 2014
The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the recent violence in Venezuela, and urged the Government to ensure respect for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
Surya P. Subedi, Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Cambodia.
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Cambodia: UN expert urges restraint as police fire on striking garment workers

3 January 2014
A United Nations independent human rights expert urged restraint by all sides today after military police opened fire on striking garment workers in Phnom Penh, reportedly killing at least four people, as high social and political tensions in Cambodia boiled over into deadly clashes.