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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

Published

21 August 2023

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A/HRC/54/69

Summary

In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 47/21, the International Independent Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement provides an overview of activities undertaken since its previous report.

In the present report, the Mechanism also focuses on reimagining policing, and exploring ways to close trust deficits, strengthen institutional oversight, adopt alternative and complementary methods to policing and the use of force and encourage stocktaking of lessons learned, and proposes a series of recommendations in this regard.

Issued By:

International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement

Delivered To:

Human Rights Council, Fifty-fourth session