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UN rights body to report on racism after Floyd killing

by Associated Press
| June 19, 2020 11:27 AM

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body agreed unanimously Friday to commission a U.N. report on systemic racism and discrimination against black people while stopping short of ordering a more intensive investigation singling out the United States after the death of George Floyd sparked worldwide demonstrations.

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