The UN Human Rights Office says Alexei Navalny’s death should be investigated by an independent body.
The UN Human Rights Office states that it is astonished by the news of Alexei Navalny’s death and that this incident should be investigated by an independent body.
In a statement released in Geneva, the UN Office announced that it has repeatedly expressed concern about Navalny’s imprisonment, which appears to have been arbitrary.
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, publicly called for Mr. Navalny’s release last summer, stating that his long-term sentence indicates Russia’s exploitation of the country’s judicial system for political purposes.
According to the UN statement, if someone dies in state custody, it is presumed that the state is responsible.
The authors of this statement believe that Russia’s lack of accountability in Mr. Navalny’s death can only be determined through a comprehensive, impartial, and transparent investigation by an independent body.
