{"id":322063,"date":"2026-01-14T11:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=322063"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:16:22","slug":"un-demands-independent-probe-into-womans-killing-by-us-immigration-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=322063","title":{"rendered":"UN demands independent probe into woman&#8217;s killing by US immigration officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/77d9a6faf967654cd157453a27995580e0736ae29a5f693c737dcbbc74c61498\" alt=\"Renee Good seen in a video in her car, moments before she was shot by a US Immigration officer in Minneapolis.\"\/><figcaption>Renee Good seen in her car moments before she was shot by a US immigration officer in Minneapolis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GENEVA, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; The United Nations demanded a swift and independent investigation after a federal immigration officer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/world\/us-homeland-security-sends-more-officers-minneapolis-after-protests-swell-5851676\">fatally shot<\/a>\u00a0a protester in the US city of Minneapolis last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN rights office voiced deep concern at the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, who was shot dead in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in the Midwestern city last Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Under international human rights law, the intentional use of lethal force is only permissible as a measure of last resort against an individual representing an imminent threat to life,&#8221; UN rights office spokesman Jeremy Laurence told reporters in Geneva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We take note of the FBI investigation and insist on the need for prompt, independent and transparent investigation into the killing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laurence also urged &#8220;all authorities to take measures to deescalate tensions and refrain from incitement to violence&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good&#8217;s killing has sparked widespread anger at the use of force in the Trump administration&#8217;s immigration crackdown, sparking nationwide protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration has sought to paint Good as a &#8220;domestic terrorist&#8221;, vigorously insisting the agent who fatally shot her was acting in self-defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This narrative is strongly disputed by local officials, who say footage shows Good&#8217;s vehicle turning away from the agent and did not pose a threat to his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protesters have demanded a full investigation into the circumstances of the deadly encounter. &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GENEVA, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; The United Nations demanded a swift and independent investigation after a federal immigration officer\u00a0fatally shot\u00a0a protester in the US city of Minneapolis last week. The UN rights office voiced deep concern at the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, who was shot dead in her car by an Immigration and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322063"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=322063"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322065,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322063\/revisions\/322065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=322063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=322063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=322063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}