Promote and protect the rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and people of African descent against excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officers.

The year 2020 also marked a turning point in the way these issues were being addressed at international and national levels. The murder of George Floyd galvanized people to protest racism and racial discrimination and prompted important global discussions on racial justice. On 19 June 2020, the Human Rights Council adopted the resolution on the “Promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and people of African descent against excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officers”. Pursuant to this resolution, the High Commissioner for Human Rights presented to the Human Rights Council at its 47th session an agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality.