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UN Human Rights Council condemns racism in wake of George Floyd's death in US

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-06-19 22:08

Delegates wearing protective face masks talk during an urgent debate on current racially inspired human rights violations, systematic racism, police brutality against people of African descent and violence against peaceful protests at the High-Level Segment of the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland June 17, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

GENEVA - The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution strongly condemning the continuing racially discriminatory and violent practices perpetrated by law enforcement agencies against Africans and people of African descent.

The resolution came in the wake of US citizen George Floyd's death in Minneapolis on May 25.

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