UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has released a report calling on Member States to adopt a “transformative agenda” to uproot systemic racism. “The status quo is untenable,” High Commissioner Bachelet said in a press release issued on 28 June … Continue reading →
Report by Violeta Cotoman. Currently, more than 6 months have passed since George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor were brutally murdered in the US by police officers. These murders have generated a global wave of protests, from Minneapolis to Coventry. Communities … Continue reading →
A video discussion on the aims and future of the Black Lives Matter movement hosted by United Nations Association Coventry Branch on 18 November 2020. See here for a report on the event. Speakers were: Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry … Continue reading →