Recommended reading: UN rights office highlights policing reforms to address systemic racism
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New York City Police Officers look on as protests are under way against racism and police violence after the death of George Floyd.
“In these and other police actions, the report found that law enforcement officers were rarely held accountable for human rights violations and crimes against people of African descent.
This was owing in part to “deficient investigations, a lack of independent and robust oversight…and a widespread “presumption of guilt” against people of African descent.
“The status quo is untenable”, Ms. Bachelet said. “Systemic racism needs a systemic response. We need a transformative approach that tackles the interconnected areas that drive racism, and lead to repeated, wholly avoidable, tragedies like the death of George Floyd”. ”
From the article on the United Nations website, https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1094912
