The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that he is “troubled” by the “heavy-handed” steps taken to disperse and dismantle pro-Palestine protests on university campuses in the US, Anadolu has reported. “Freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly are fundamental to society, particularly when there is sharp disagreement on major issues, as there are in relation to the conflict in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel,” said Volker Turk. He added that any actions taken by university authorities and law enforcement officials to restrict such expression must be “carefully scrutinised” to ensure that they go no further than what is demonstrably necessary to protect the rights and freedoms of others. Such restrictions may be permissible … Continue reading UN rights chief ‘troubled’ by ‘heavy-handed’ suppression of US student protests