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UN Rights Chief Condemns Mass Shootings in US

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The United Nations High Commissioner for human Rights, Michele
   Bachelet, has condemned the two mass shootings that claimed the lives
   of at least 31 people in the U.S. this week. Bachelet endorsed strong
   gun control measures to preempt such attacks.
   The United Nations human rights office warns hate crimes appear to be
   on the rise in the United States, noting an increase in violent attacks
   against synagogues, mosques, churches and LGBT people.
   The U.N. says these attacks in one way or another are rooted in racism,
   xenophobia, intolerance, discrimination and white supremacy. It says
   people in positions of authority have to be careful about what they say
   because words matter.

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