21 Sep 2012

GENEVA / FILM ON ISLAM

The High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the film “Innocence of Muslims” as well as the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, but called for restraint in protests against them. CH UNTV

Posted at: September 21, 2012 10:57 am

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STORY: GENEVA / FILM ON ISLAM
TRT: 1:20
SOURCE: CH UNTV 
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE:   21 SEPTEMBER 2012, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

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FILE - 2011, PALAIS DES NATIONS, GENEVA

1.Wide shot, Exterior Palais des Nations

21 SEPTEMBER 2012, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2.Wide shot, journalists in press briefing
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rupert Colville, Spokesman, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
"Both the film and the cartoons are malicious and deliberately provocative.  The film is particularly, portrays a disgracefully distorted image of Muslims.  The High Commissioner stated clearly why people wished to protest strongly against the film and obviously the cartoons as well, and made clear it is their right to do so but peacefully.  Nevertheless, we utterly condemn the killings Benghazi and the killings that have taken place since then.  We understand around 30 people have now died linked to the film in particular and there's just no possible justification for violence and destructive reactions." 
4.Cutaway, journalist listening
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rupert Colville, Spokesman, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
"We urge political and religious leaders to make a major effort to restore calm and we welcome the fact that various senior Muslim figures have been saying similar things about rising above these provocations, stupid provocations." 
Wide shot, journalists listening

STORYLINE
The High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned  the film "Innocence of Muslims" as well as the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, but called for restraint in protests against them.

UNHCR's spokesman, Robert Colville, said that the film, in particular, "portrays a disgracefully distorted image of Muslims" and that "both the film and cartoons are malicious and deliberately provocative."   He said the High Commissioner understood why people are protesting the film and the cartoons, calling for them to do so peacefully.

Some 30 people have been killed in protests linked to the film, Colville said, and the Office utterly condemned these killings.

The Human Rights Office called on political and religious leaders to make all efforts to restore calm and welcomed the role played by senior Muslim figures who are urging people to rise above these "stupid provocations."

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