GENEVA, Switzerland - The UN rights chief on Tuesday voiced concern over force used against protesters during massive demonstrations in Hong Kong and called for an impartial probe amid increasingly violent unrest in the key financial hub.
– The UN rights chief on Tuesday voiced concern over force used against protesters during massive demonstrations in Hong Kong and called for an impartial probe amid increasingly violent unrest in the key financial hub.
The UN rights chief, he said, was calling for a “prompt, independent, impartial investigation” into alleged excessive force by police against the protesters. The protests began in opposition to a bill that would have allowed extraditions to the mainland but quickly evolved into a broader bid to reverse a slide of rights and freedoms in the southern Chinese city.
The UN rights office, he said, was urging Hong Kong authorities to investigate all such incidents “immediately”.
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