The 47th session of the Human Rights Council will mark one year since the historic urgent debate on “current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police violence and violence against peaceful protests”. Resolution 43/1 that resulted from the debate mandated the High Commissioner to prepare a report on systemic racism, human rights violations against Africans and people of African descent by law enforcement globally including in the United States, and governments' responses to anti-racism protests. 

In May 2021, 171 families of victims of police violence in the United States and over 270 civil society organisations from more than 40 countries called on the UN High Commissioner and the Africa Group to ensure the Council’s role in effective accountability and follow-up to Human Rights Council's Resolution 43/1 on systemic racism and police violence against Africans and people of African descent globally.

The High Commissioner’s report will be presented at the 47th session of the Human Rights Council, on 12 July 2021. 

This event will be held online in English with simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and Portuguese. In order to attend the event, please RSVP here.