The text, which was adopted without a vote, decried "systemic racism in the law enforcement and criminal justice systems," and the need to bring offenders to justice. The team will examine "the root causes of systemic racism in law enforcement and the criminal justice system, the excessive use of force, racial profiling." It will also probe other police violations that "may lead to disproportionate and widespread interaction between law enforcement officers and Africans and people of African descent." The resolution follows a report published last month by UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on systemic racism, called for after last year's murder of George Floyd by a white US police officer. While calling for countries to immediately dismantle all forms of systemic racism, the report made a particular emphasis on racially-biased policing practices.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 13, 2021 15:22 UTC