At the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council, the mandate of the UN expert mechanism on racism in law enforcement comes up for renewal. Civil society groups and affected communities have united in calling for its mandate to be strengthened and renewed. A UN Human Rights Council resolution in 2021 created the UN Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement (EMLER), following the brutal US police killing of George Floyd, in May 2020. The body