George Floyd's brother asks UN to help 'black people in America' in landmark debate on US systemic racism
By Zamira Rahim, CNN
Updated 10:56 AM ET, Wed June 17, 2020 (CNN)The United Nations Human Rights Council is holding an urgent debate Wednesday on police brutality and systemic racism in the US, following the international protests over the death of George Floyd.
"The tragic events of 25 May in Minneapolis in the US, which led to the death of George Floyd, led to protests throughout the world against injustice and police brutality that persons of African descent face on a daily basis in many regions of the world," Dieudonné W. Désiré Sougouri,, the African Group's coordinator said on Monday.
"The death of George Floyd is unfortunately not an isolated incident."
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