CLEAN : UN rights chief demands justice after migrant 'mass murder

The transcript discusses a news release by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raad Al Hussein, urging Egypt and other states to bring to justice the people smugglers responsible for deliberately sinking a boat, resulting in the deaths of 300-500 refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean. The act is described as a crime that should not go unpunished, and if survivor accounts are credible, it amounts to mass murder.

What was the focus of the initial investigation mentioned in the transcript?

• A political election

• A scientific discovery

• A tragic boat sinking in the Mediterranean

• A new educational policy

Who issued a news release urging action against the people smugglers?

• The Secretary-General of NATO

• The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

• The President of the United States

• The Prime Minister of the UK

What action did the UN High Commissioner urge Egypt and other states to take?

• To strengthen military presence in the Mediterranean

• To provide more humanitarian aid

• To bring people smugglers to justice

• To increase trade with Europe

How does the High Commissioner describe the act of deliberately sinking the boat?

• A crime that must not go unpunished

• A natural disaster

• An unfortunate accident

• A minor incident

What does the transcript suggest if the survivors' accounts are credible?

• It amounts to mass murder

• It was an act of heroism

• It was a simple misunderstanding

• It was a diplomatic error