The United Nations’ top human rights official has warned that the relentless attacks on the media by US President Donald Trump could trigger violence against journalists.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said derogatory remarks by Trump about journalists could lead to “dangerous consequences.”
At a speech in Arizona last week, Trump defended his response to a white supremacist-organized rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and criticized US news outlets for what he considered a biased coverage of the violence.
Trump described the journalists who had covered the story as being “truly dishonest people”.
“It’s really quite amazing when you think that freedom of the press, not only sort of a cornerstone of the US Constitution but very much something that the United States defended over the years is now itself under attack from the President,” Zeid said.
“It’s sort of a stunning turnaround. And ultimately…