WASHINGTON / GENEVA (HRNW)— UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk issued a rare and direct condemnation of the United States’ treatment of migrants and refugees. In a statement released Friday, Türk cited “routine abuse and denigration” within ICE custody and called for an independent investigation into a concerning rise in detention-related deaths. The report highlights at least 30 deaths in custody over the past year and condemns the use of “unnecessary or disproportionate force” by federal agents during recent operations in cities like Minneapolis.
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