The UN human rights chief said on Tuesday he was "troubled" by heavy-handed actions taken by US security forces during attempts to break up pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses.
"I am concerned that some of law enforcement actions across a series of universities appear disproportionate in their impacts," Volker Turk said in a statement sent to journalists, in which he made reference to arrests and sanctions of students.
"It must be clear that legitimate exercises of the freedom of expression cannot be conflated with incitement to violence and hatred," he added.
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses in the United States following the arrest of demonstrators this month at Columbia University.
The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in some cases from Israel itself. The number of arrests nationwide has approached 1,000 since New York police arrested demonstrators at Columbia on April 18.
The protests have spread to Canada and Europe, with French police removing dozens of students from the Sorbonne university after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the main courtyard.
Officials are trying to resolve the protests as the academic year winds down, but students have dug in at several high-profile universities.
UN Right Chief Troubled by Treatment of Pro-Palestinian Protesters at US Universities
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UN Right Chief Troubled by Treatment of Pro-Palestinian Protesters at US Universities
UN Right Chief Troubled by Treatment of Pro-Palestinian Protesters at US Universities
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