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| UNHCR spokesperson Rupert Colville while addressing reporters in Geneva [PHOTO: UNifeed] |
Geneva: The High Commissioner for Human Rights today condemned the
film "Innocence of Muslims" as well as the publication of cartoons
depicting the prophet Mohammed in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, but called
for restraint in protests against them.
UNHCR's spokesman, Robert Colville, said that the film, in
particular, "portrays a disgracefully distorted image of Muslims" and
that "both the film and cartoons are malicious and deliberately
provocative." He said the High
Commissioner understood why people are protesting the film and the cartoons,
calling for them to do so peacefully.
Some 30 people have been killed in protests linked to the
film, Colville said, and the Office utterly condemned these killings.
The Human Rights Office called on political and religious
leaders to make all efforts to restore calm and welcomed the role played by
senior Muslim figures who are urging people to rise above these "stupid
provocations." -UNifeed