UN / FERGUSON

Regarding the Grand Jury’s decision not to charge a police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein urged all protestors to avoid violence and destruction in the wake of that decision. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:59
• Production Date: 25 November 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR; UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - UNHRC
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS; CRIMES; CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• Geographic Subject: UNITED STATES
• MAMS Id: 1252557

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STORY: UN / FERGUSON
TRT: 0:59
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 25 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

25 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, UN spokesperson walking to podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“The High Commissioner urged all protesters to avoid violence and destruction in the wake of that decision. The High Commissioner said that he was not, at this point, able to comment on whether or not the verdict conforms with international human rights law. Nevertheless, he said he was deeply concerned at the disproportionate number of young African Americans who die in encounters with police officers, as well as the disproportionate number of African Americans in U.S. prisons and on Death Row.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“High Commissioner urged the US authorities to conduct in-depth examinations into how race-related issues are affecting law enforcement and the administration of justice, both at the federal and state levels.”
7. Med shot, reporters
8. Wide shot, UN spokesperson leaving the briefing room

Storyline

Regarding the Grand Jury’s decision not to charge a police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein urged all protesters to avoid violence and destruction in the wake of that decision.

In a statement released today (25 Nov) the High Commissioner said that he was not, at this point, able to comment on whether or not the verdict conforms with international human rights law.

Speaking to reporters in New York, Dujarric noted that the High Commissioner was “deeply concerned at the disproportionate number of young African Americans who die in encounters with police officers, as well as the disproportionate number of African Americans in U.S. prisons and on Death Row.”

He added the “High Commissioner urged the US authorities to conduct in-depth examinations into how race-related issues are affecting law enforcement and the administration of justice, both at the federal and state levels.”

Two weeks ago, Michael Brown’s parents addressed the Committee against Torture, which is currently reviewing the United States’ application of its obligations under the Convention against Torture. That committee will deliver its conclusions on Friday.