Posted on 04/11/2012 5:02:40 AM PDT by IbJensen
CNSNews.com) – A Florida advocacy group spearheading protests over the racially-charged Trayvon Martin shooting has welcomed the intervention of the United Nations’ human rights chief, who has called for the shooter to be put on trial and “reparations for the victims concerned.”
“We believe that the United Nations involvement can help prevent another Trayvon Martin situation in other counties across the world,” J. Willie David, president of the Florida Civil Rights Association, said in a statement provided to CNSNews.com on Monday.
“The shooting death of Trayvon Martin and Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law have created a worldwide movement that calls into question how justice is delivered to victims of color,” he said.
“The Florida Civil Rights Association is calling on the police and prosecutors to end their questionable practices of operating in secrecy when it comes to African Americans.”
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay commented on the Martin shooting during a visit to Barbados on Thursday.
The unarmed 17-year-old was shot dead in Sanford, Florida, on February 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who says he acted in self-defense after being attacked by the black teenager. Florida’s “stand-your-ground” law provides immunity from prosecution for “justifiable use of force” in cases where a person reasonably believes there to be a threat of imminent death or serious bodily harm.
The incident triggered a massive outcry, and prompted investigations by the Sanford Police Department, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement – at the behest of Gov. Rick Scott – as well as the Department of Justice. A special prosecutor appointed by Scott on March 22, Angela Corey, said on Monday her investigation was continuing, although she ruled out using a grand jury.
Although local, state and federal inquiries have been underway for weeks, Pillay called for “an immediate investigation” into the shooting.
“Justice must be done for the victim,” she told a media briefing in Hastings, on the southern end of the Caribbean island. “It’s not just this individual case, it calls into question the delivery of justice in all situations like this.”
“In this particular case it was the family itself, their distress that became known to the general public – once again people pressure that has drawn attention to this case. It shouldn’t be so,” Pillay continued. “The law should operate equally in respect of all violations. So, like every other situation such as this, we will be urging an investigation, and prosecution and trial – and of course reparation for the victims concerned.”
Pillay, a South African jurist, was appointed U.N. rights chief in 2008 and is based in Geneva, at the home of the U.N. Human Rights Council. She is a former judge at the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Why aren't they intervening in Syria instead of the USA where we have two lousy US Senators (McCain and LIEberman) demanding more aid for the 'rebels' who are nothing more than islamic terrorists themselves?
You all need to take a look at the fact that we are no longer a strong country able to help others or ourselves, since all of the One World Order groups are pushing full force ahead while Obama still has control of everything about our country. Do we even know who is really running our country?
You are being directed to one case, that those who are enciting this hatred, do not give a darn about Trayvon, who is a hoodie thug with a facebook page that should make parents aware of that fact.
Toothpaste out of the tube, coming? With 0bummer&Holder, it might be the beginning of “reparations”.
PJMedia video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpUAFGqwiJY&feature=player_embedded
It should be interesting to see what they charge him with..”Willful denial to accept skull fracture”
It should be interesting to see what they charge him with..”Willful denial to accept skull fracture”
All before a trial and any evidence has been presented. We live in a time of incredible injustice. It might help if they’d stop circlating that innocent looking 12 year old with every story. I have a more recent pic of him supposedly taken of his facebook. Very Different!
This is what a lot of them have been waiting and hoping for.
“”help prevent another Trayvon Martin situation in other counties across the world””
COUNTIES ACROSS THE WORLD? I sure hope that’s a misprint. If not, this person isn’t too swift but swift enough for the UN and the likes of the rabble rousers in this country!
It’s ok....Martin already paid “reparations” for beating Zimmerman.......
Let’s direct the UN to give reparations for Daniel Pearl. Every white that is attacked by a black in this country should be eligible for reparations also. Blacks attacking other blacks could also apply for reparations.
In the New South Africa a female child under 10 is raped every 14 minutes.
My first thought was this was satire.
My next thought was i can’t read any further.
Yo, J. Willie, why don't you get more folks involved such as Amadinnerjacket or Asad. Some say they are really big on minority rights. They are also pretty good on punishing people who disagree with them.
I was wrong. In rechecking my statement and the figures it seems that A child is raped in South Africa every 17 seconds.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay needs to have her US visa revoked and be sent home.
How about we just tell the U.N. to GTFO and treat any American that goes to them for redress as a traitor?
The homicide rate in Barbados is more than twice the homicide rate in the US.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
Ms. Pillay should take off her blinders and look around. Or maybe she's afraid of what she'll see.
An innocent 12 year old who walked 2 miles in the rain at night to purchase skittles and iced tea. Not soda but iced tea because soda is not good for you and Trayvon was a heath concious individual.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gCHS7CsjsE&feature=endscreen&NR=1
Where was the UN during this reparation looting? We should have dropped a few daisy cutters on this mob while they were all still “shopping”.
CNSNews.com) – A Florida advocacy group spearheading protests over the racially-charged Trayvon Martin shooting has welcomed the intervention of the United Nations’ human rights chief, who has called for the shooter to be put on trial and “reparations for the victims concerned.”
AMERICA HAS ENDED.
The Communist and terrorist run UN has NO BUSINESS being in America.
But we have too many spineless, anti-Americans living here now.
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