The brother of the late George Floyd called on the top UN human rights body on Wednesday to investigate police brutality and racial discrimination in…
The brother of the late George Floyd called on the top UN human rights body on Wednesday to investigate police brutality and racial discrimination in the United States.
“The way you saw my brother tortured and murdered on camera is the way black people are treated by police in America,” Philonise Floyd, speaking via video to the Geneva forum, said of his brother’s death in Minneapolis police custody last month.
“I hope that you will consider establishing an independent commission of inquiry to investigate police killings of black people in America, and the violence used against peaceful protesters,” he told the Human Rights Council.
The urgent debate, convened at the request of African countries which are seeking a UN inquiry into abuses, is due to continue on Thursday.
