End Violence and Free Those Detained, UN Rights chief Tells Egypt

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 February 2011 – The United Nations human rights chief today called for an end to the “shocking” violence in Egypt and the immediate release of detained journalists and rights advocates, attributing much of the chaos to the security and intelligence services.

“Egypt must implement its international human rights obligations and prevent further violence,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, told a news conferencein Geneva, following two days of violence…