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D10-5788 test-Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
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GENEVA (24 February 2023) - The Human Rights Council’s Advisory Committee today concluded its 29th session in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at the Palais des Nations...
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Brazil Government must intensify efforts to ensure racial justice and redress, UN expert panel says
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Non-official UN languages: Portuguese Português (Word) RIO DE JANEIRO (8 December 2023) – Brazil’s Government must end the brutal violence being inflicted on people of African descent by the country’s...
Brazil: Independent UN panel to assess racial justice in the context of law enforcement in awaited visit
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Non-official UN languages: Portuguese Português (Word) GENEVA (24 November 2023) – Members of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of...
Systemic racism pervades US police and justice systems, UN Mechanism on Racial Justice in Law Enforcement says in new report urging reform
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GENEVA (28 September 2023) – Systemic racism against people of African descent pervades America’s police forces and criminal justice system, and US authorities must urgently step up efforts to reform...
A/HRC/54/CRP.7: International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement - Visit to the United States of America
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Summary Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 47/21, and at the invitation of the Government, the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context...
International Day for People of African Descent - UN experts urge General Assembly to proclaim second International Decade for People of African Descent
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GENEVA (30 August 2023) - On the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, a group of UN experts issue the following Joint Statement: “The International Day for People of...
A/HRC/54/69: Promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and of people of African descent against excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officers - Report of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement
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The report of the Expert Mechanism focuses on reimagining policing and explores ways to adopt alternative and complementary methods of policing that can contribute to close trust deficits with the communities served. The report also includes an overview of the Mechanism’s activities in the intersessional period.
Thirtieth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to take place from 7 to 11 August 2023
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GENEVA (04 August 2023) – The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its thirtieth session from 7 to 11 August 2023 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at...