Report: United Nations human-rights commissioner calls for Trayvon Martin investigation

[Baitball Blogger]

The United Nations high commissioner for human rights is calling for an investigation into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, telegraph.co.uk is reporting.

The commissioner, Navi Pillay, told reporters in Barbados Friday that the case is about justice not just for Trayvon, 17, but for others in similar situations, the website reported.


http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-04-07/news/os-trayvon-martin-united-nations-20120407_1_commissioner-for-human-rights-high-commissioner-shooting-death

[freshwest]

1. Ah, the John Birchers will be having a stroke. They brought it on themselves, though.

[niyad]

5. I would say welcome to DU--but, having read the linked article, I think your stay will be short.

WHAT, exactly, should the commission be investigating in this case? there are two defendents, there is a trial, unlike the coverup in the trayvon martin case.

so, please, enlighten us as to what, exactly, is the human rights violation in the case you mention?
and I truly hope it isn't the one I am guessing.

[Cali_Democrat]

7. They're arrested and in court

What do they have to investigate?

[indepat]

3. Considering the number of times the US has lambasted other nations for human rights violations,

what a slap in the face (disgrace) to be called down by the UN's high commissioner in the wake of official foot-dragging and considerable public support for Zimmerman who allegedly gunned down an unarmed black child and officials refusing to charge him and seemingly sweeping evidence under the proverbial rug. Our national hypocrisy-slip must be showing really bad.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. One thing that no investigation will be able to determine, is if Zimmerman

was under the influence. Everything else might be able to be reconstructed, but in not arresting him, we lose that bit of information.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. Excellent. I really think it's time for international organizations to probe the US

when it comes to these kinds of cases. Thankfully it might start happening.

This is a human rights issue and it seems justice is being denied to too many people that look like Trayvon.