UN calls for impartial investigation into controversial police operation killing 25 in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Friday, May 7th, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, through its spokesperson Ruppert Colville, said at a press conference in Geneva that the organization is “deeply disturbed” by the 25 deaths in the Jacarezinho community in Rio de Janeiro.

“We are deeply disturbed by the deaths of 25 people in a police operation,” Colville said. For the UN Human Rights body, the operation confirms that Brazilian police use excessive force and authority.

According to the spokesperson, the public security model in favelas is wrong and an impartial investigation should be opened to examine the case.

The organization does not deny the existence of organized crime and drug trafficking in the favelas, but contests the approach used by the military.

Source: Metropoles

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