Because, of course.
The United Nations is weighing in on the Portland riots. The intergovernmental organization cites concerns about reports of “peaceful” protesters suffering from abuse at the hands of federal and local law enforcement. Cue the human rights spokeswoman. “There have been reports that peaceful protesters have been detained by unidentified police officers and that is a worry because it may place those detained outside the protection of the law and may give rise to arbitrary detention and other human rights violations,” Liz Throssell, a U. N. human rights spokeswoman, said at a news briefing in Geneva on Friday. “The authorities should ensure that federal and local security forces deployed are properly and clearly identified and would use force only when necessary, proportionately and in accordance with international standards,” she said. Note that the spokeswoman is speaking from Geneva, which, last time I looked, isn’t even in the United States. She’s expressing the U. N.’s concern from overseas. What, was no one available in that big building in Turtle Bay? This is a reaction to President Trump’s decision to send in members of the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Federal Protective Service and U.
