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African nations are pushing for a UN inquiry into the US and other nations. The subject of the inquiry will involve “systematic racism” and “police brutality.” The main focus appears to be the US. The countries asking for this inquiry were motivated by George Floyd’s death and to the subsequent treatment of the protesters.<\/p>\n
From Thompson\/Reuters:<\/span><\/p>\n The Council agreed to convene at the request of Burkina Faso on behalf of African countries after the death last month of George Floyd, an African American, in police custody in Minneapolis, which ignited protests worldwide.<\/p>\n The United States quit the Council two years ago alleging bias against its ally Israel.<\/p>\n A senior U.S. diplomat in Geneva defended its record, saying: “Our transparency, commitment to a free press, and insistence on the right to justice allow the world to see our problems and openly engage on our efforts at finding solutions.”<\/p>\n “And when violations of people’s rights are committed we hold people accountable through independent courts, and through an independent media,” he added.<\/p>\n The resolution, subject to change after negotiation at the Council, calls for “an independent international commission of inquiry … to establish facts and circumstances related to the systemic racism, alleged violations of international human rights law and abuses against Africans and of people of African descent in the United States of America and other parts of the world”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n China has influence in Africa, they have been nourishing this through its “Belt and Road Initiative”. They might be enabling this. They’re in all-out propaganda mode, an inquiry like this would fit right into their narrative. Reuters has more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"