UN rights chief urges halt to violence

Jurist

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged religious and political leaders around the world to encourage an end to violence [press release] that erupted after a US citizen released an anti-Islam film last week. While Pillay said she "fully understand[s] why people wish to protest strongly against" the film, she "utterly condemn[s]" the violence that has resulted from the protests. Violent protests on Tuesday in Benghazi and Egypt led to the death of the US ambassador and three others and injured more than 200 others, while protests on Thursday in Yemen led to the death...