i now have the pleasure to give the floor to mr. gomez, chair of the council. >> on behalf of all special procedures, mandate holders, you have the floor. >> mr. president, madam high commissioner for human rights, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen. the board of special procedures has requested me to deliver the following statement on behalf of the special procedures mandate holders of the human rights council. mr. president, we but 41 independent mandate holders of special procedures of the council mechanisms to protect human rights contemn in the strongest possible terms the violent suppressn of the peacefulrotests by the people of libya who are calling for dignity, liberty, and social justice. since the start of the protests, we've received numerous reports of excessive and vastly disproportionate use of force against protesters, including the use of live ammunition and military planes. we have heard allegations of rture, mistreatment, and the attention of individuals. including human rights defenders, lawyers, and journali

paula gomez, your first question is directed to mr. emmanuel. >> when taxes were going to go to public education, chicago public schools currently have one of the shortest school days in the nation. by the time a high school student graduates, they will have received approximately three years less instructional time compared to students in other major cities. and as you well know, the current graduation rate is only 56%. but the question is, what specifically will you do to improve public education in chicago, and make it available to all students and not just the lucky ones who get into a magnet, gifted or charter school. >> there's two parts to that question. first, if a kid in chicago goes from kindergarten all the way to high school and their cousin is in houston, kindergarten, to high school, the cousin in houston spends four more years in a classroom than the cousin in chicago. a full high school education. i will seek and go to springfield to raise the minimum both the length of the year and the length of the day, because our ki

paula gomez, your first question is directed to mr. emmanuel. >> when taxes were going to go to public education, chicago public schools currently have one of the shortest school days in the nation. by the time a high school student graduates, they will have received approximately three years less instructional time compared to students in other major cities. and as you well know, the current graduation rate is only 56%. but the question is, what specifically will you do to improve public education in chicago, and make it available to all students and not just the lucky ones who get into a magnet, gifted or charter school. >> there's two parts to that question. first, if a kid in chicago goes from kindergarten all the way to high school and their cousin is in houston, kindergarten, to high school, the cousin in houston spends four more years in a classroom than the cousin in chicago. a full high school education. i will seek and go to springfield to raise the minimum both the length of the year and the length of the day, because our ki