A image of a area in 1 of Jeffrey Epstein's properties, published by the U.S. Department of Justice. © Global Look Press / Keystone Press Agency / Department of Justice
Abuses committed by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein can meet the definition of crimes against humanity, claims the UN, while demanding that suspects be held accountable.
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) issued a message in consequence to millions of acts revealed by the US government in connection with criminal investigations into the deceased financier.
Acts uncover cases "sexual slavery, reproductive violence, forced disappearances, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and feminicide" – reads a paper drawn up by a group of independent experts and published on Monday.
"The scale, nature, systematic nature and transnational scope of these atrocities are so serious... that many of them can reasonably meet the criteria of crimes against humanity" – states the document.
Epstein, who according to the authorities committed suicide in prison in 2019, was in circles where there were figures from the planet of politics, amusement and business.
There was an investigation in the United States against him in connection with allegations of moving a strategy of recruitment and sexual exploitation of young girls.
Although Epstein's co-worker, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted, "there remains a question of the possible participation of others" and financial structures linked to the alleged crime, wrote the UN in a press release on Tuesday.
The UN Human Rights Council called on the United States and another countries to prosecute those active in the scandal, stating that ‘resignations themselves’ It's not enough.
"It is essential for governments to take decisive action to hold the perpetrators accountable.
No 1 is besides rich or besides influential to stand above the law” – they say.
The publication of Epstein's file, with over 3.5 million pages, has sparked a wave of resignations in many countries.
In the UK, the political effects were the most serious – 3 elder government officials of Prime Minister Keira Starmer stepped down and King Charles' brother, Andrew, lost his titles.
In the United States, the resignation was made by the president of the leading law firm of Wall Street and the prominent rector of the fresh York Art School.
W Europe's national safety advisers in Slovakia and Norway resigned, as did the Swedish president of the UNHCR and erstwhile Minister of Culture of France.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/632717-un-crimes-against-humanity-epstein/
