Describing the attack on the Capitol as a shocking and incendiary attempt to “overturn” results of a free and fair election, a group of independent UN rights experts has expressed hope that the US democracy will emerge stronger from this crisis with renewed commitment to peaceful pluralism and rule of law.
Twenty-three Special Rapporteurs and members of Working Groups have recently signed a statement in which they strongly condemned the US Capitol attack and the incitement to violence and hatred online and offline, calling for accountability.
They said the “violent attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election at the US Capitol on January 6 was a shocking and incendiary event”.
The group affirmed and expressed their “solidarity with the American people who stand for democracy, equality and the rule of law at this critical moment”.