Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay 17 May in Geneva called on the government of Thailand and protesters to “step back from the brink” of disaster and hold talks to end violence there.
Leaders of the two sides reportedly held a brief phone conversation where a ceasefire was proposed, but elsewhere, the Pillay’s words appear to be falling on deaf ears, with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s foreign minister suggesting Tuesday 18 May that the current prime minister could well be investigated by the ICC (International Criminal Court) for charges against humanity in the wake of shootings by troops in Bangkok.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 18 May 2010.
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Tags: Geneva, government troops, Navi Pillay, protesters, red shirts, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra supporters, UN, UN Human Rights Council
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