Yameen’s family petitions UN for international investigation
The appeal for urgent action was submitted to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and four Special Rapporteurs on the family’s behalf by pro bono international counsel Jared Genser.
11 May 2017, 9:00 AM
The family of murdered liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed has petitioned the UN to press the Maldivian government to allow an independent investigation led by the office of the UN human rights chief or a reputable international organisation.
The appeal for urgent action was submitted to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and four Special Rapporteurs on the family’s behalf by pro bono international counsel Jared Genser.
“It breaks my heart as an international human-rights lawyer whenever I am asked to assist after a brilliant life has been extinguished,” said Genser, who also represents former President Mohamed Nasheed
“But this is a solemn duty that is both an honour and an enormous responsibility to help bring to justice the perpetrators of Yameen Rasheed’s heinous murder.”
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