Occupy Protesters' Rights Must Be Protected, U.N. Says; U.S. Says Nothing

Federal officials have yet to respond to two United Nations human rights envoys who formally requested that the U.S. government protect Occupy protesters against excessive force by law enforcement officials.  From Huffington Post

 NYPD 'violated rights' of Occupy protesters from aljazeera

New York police officers employed excessive force which escalated tensions, unjustified arrests and pervasive surveillance in violation of the rights of Occupy Wall Street protesters, a report from a group of human rights lawyers said on Wednesday.