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U.N. official: wealth inequality, poverty destroying 'American dream'

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Saudi economic agenda tied to human rights

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Any objective observer has to conclude that the police would be prime suspects
Activists' slayings prompt call for probe Mar 07, 2009

In Rio de Janeiro, the police kill three people everyday
U.N. official calls Brazil cops murderers Sep 15, 2008

While on duty, they fight the drug gangs, but on their days off, they work as foot soldiers of organized crime
U.N. official calls Brazil cops murderers Sep 15, 2008

In Rio de Janeiro, the police kill three people every day
Report: Brazil's police committing murder Sep 15, 2008

In terms of the first problem, there are indeed circumstances in which targeted killings may be legal
U.N. official weighs in on drone strikes Jun 02, 2010

Philip G. Alston is a prominent international law scholar and human rights practitioner. He is John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University School of Law and co-Chair of the law school's Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. In human rights law, Alston has held a range of senior UN appointments for well over two decades, including, since 2004, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.

Alston graduated from the University of Melbourne and from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law.

His brother is the former Australian federal Cabinet minister and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Richard Alston.

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