Police on bicycles follow as Protesters march on June 16, 2020 in New York City. (AFP photo)
The United States envoy to the United Nations has referred to the country as the "leading advocate for human rights" amid rampant crackdown on protesters slamming racism and police brutality.
Andrew Bremberg, the American ambassador in Geneva, made the comments in a statement on Wednesday, calling on other nations to follow suit.
This is while police brutality is evermore rampant in protests, triggered by the high-profile murder of George Floyd, an African American, by a white officer in Minnesota last month.
"As the worlds leading advocate for human rights we call upon all governments to demonstrate the same level of transparency and accountability that the U.S. and our democratic partners practice," he said.
The statement was meant to affect the Human Rights Councils urgent debate at the request of African countries on racism and police brutality against protesters.
"We are not above scrutiny; however, any HRC resolution on this topic that calls out countries by name should be inclusive, noting the many countries where racism is a problem," Bremberg claimed.
Bremberg also suggested that African countries were being pressured to tone down the draft resolution in the UN inquiry into systemic racism and police brutality in America after Floyds death.
Floyd died after Derek Chauvin, the white officer, knelt on his neck and pinned him to the ground for nine minutes in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25.
SOURCE: PRESS TV
LINK: https://www.ansarpress.com/english/18616
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