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on October 12, 2016 in World News

Trump winning election would be ‘dangerous’, UN rights chief warns in extraordinary intervention

Russia has immediately defended Trump, suggesting a UN official shouldn’t criticise potential foreign heads of state Adam Withnall @adamwithnall If the US elects Donald Trump as president it would be “dangerous” for the rest of the world, the UN’s rights chief has warned in an extraordinary intervention. Speaking in Geneva, Jordanian Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein highlighted comments the Republican candidate has made about torture and “vulnerable people” in particular, describing them as “deeply unsettling and disturbing”. Mr Zeid told reporters a Trump presidency would be “dangerous from an international point of view”. Russia immediately sprang to Mr Trump’s defence, with Moscow’s ambassador...

Russia has immediately defended Trump, suggesting a UN official shouldn’t criticise potential foreign heads of state Adam Withnall @adamwithnall If the US elects Donald Trump as president it would be “dangerous” for the rest of the world, the UN’s rights chief...

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