"They once again put the focus on the need to address discrimination, including racial disparities in law enforcement, in a comprehensive manner," he said. Ban called for a "thorough and impartial" investigation into the deaths of the black men, Haq said. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday the United States needed to comprehensively address discrimination, including racial disparities in law enforcement, after police killed two black men in the Louisiana and Minnesota. The killings have spurred almost two years of mostly peaceful street protests in the United States. "Those responsible compounded the suffering that many in the United States feel following the killing of two African-American men over two days."

Source: The Star July 08, 2016 17:03 UTC