UN expert weighs in on Redskins controversy

Published April 11, 2014 9:46am ET



GENEVA (AP) — A United Nations human rights expert says the name of the Washington Redskins football team is a “hurtful reminder” of the mistreatment of Native Americans, but stopped short of joining in calls for the team’s owner to change the name.

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