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President of Human Rights Council appoints members of new investigative mechanism on Sudan
As shown in Germany, European courts may now offer a chance at justice for those who have suffered atrocities in armed conflicts in Syria and beyond.
Punish police prejudice, United Nations urges world Punish police prejudice, United Nations urges world July 5, 2021 The United Nations has called for an end to impunity for police who violate the human rights of black people in a landmark race report. The families of black people killed in custody called for greater accountability from police following today’s publication of the report, which urges countries worldwide to take concrete action against discrimination, violence and systemic racism. Launched in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in the US last year, it specifically cal...
By Cherranda Smith Photo: Getty Images “There is today a momentous opportunity to achieve a turning point for racial equality and justice,” a report by UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said. After the murder of George Floyd last May, Bachelet launched a cornerstone investigation into the centuries-old roots of racial discrimination people of African descent face around the globe. The Associated Press, Bachelet sought to bring a “transformative” approach to address ongoing oppression experienced by Africans and Black people all over the world stemming from th...
'Stop denying racism, start dismantling it,' U.N. rights chief says Reuters | Jun 28, 2021 10:14 PM EDT A visitor looks at a memorial at the site of the arrest of George Floyd, who died while in police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S (Photo : REUTERS/Eric Miller/File Photo) Nations should "start dismantling racism", set up reparations programmes and prosecute law enforcement officials for unlawful killings of people of African descent, the U.N. human rights chief said on Monday. Michelle Bachelet, in a global report sparked by the murder of African American George Floyd by a police of...