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UN human rights chief urges probe into violence during referendum in Catalonia

India Blooms News Service | | Oct 03, 2017, at 05:22 am

#UN # Violence # referendum # Catalonia

New York, Oct 2(Just Earth News): The top United Nations human rights official urged on Monday the authorities in Spain to ensure thorough, independent and impartial investigations into all acts of violence that took place Sunday during a referendum on the independence of Catalonia.

“I am very disturbed by the violence in Catalonia on Sunday,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in a statement.

According to media reports, police raided polling stations, and hundreds of people were injured.

“Police responses must at all times be proportionate and necessary,” Zeid said, stressing that the current situation should be resolved through political dialogue, with full respect for democratic freedo

He called the Spanish Government to accept without delay the requests by relevant UN human rights experts to visit.

UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Source: www.justearthnews.com

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