Puerto Rico: Human Rights Concerns Mount in Absence of Adequate Emergency Response
October 30, 2017
October 30, 2017
GENEVA, Oct. 30 -- The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued the following news release:
Puerto Rico remains without an effective emergency response more than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a group of UN human rights experts* has warned.
"The hurricane has aggravated the island's existing dire situation caused by debt and austerity measures," the experts noted, saying the situation remained "alarming" for the island& . . .
Puerto Rico remains without an effective emergency response more than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a group of UN human rights experts* has warned.
"The hurricane has aggravated the island's existing dire situation caused by debt and austerity measures," the experts noted, saying the situation remained "alarming" for the island& . . .