LawTalk Ep. 33 - The UN “George Floyd” Mechanism

This episode, The UN “George Floyd” Mechanism: Local to Global Human Rights Advocacy on Racial Justice and Law Enforcement, discusses the new UN Expert Mechanism established in 2021 to advance systemic change “for racial justice and equality in the context of law enforcement globally.” The guest expert panelists will discuss the origins and mandate of this unique body and its place in the history of anti-racism struggles at the UN. The expert panelists for this event are: Salimah Hankins - The director of the UN Anti-Racism Coalition Judge Lajune Thomas Lange ‘78, retired from the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District Court Elina Castillo-JImenez - Weissbrodt Fellow with the Human Rights Center Ta’Mara Hill - The Policy Director with the Minnesota Justice Research Center Professor Fionnuala Ni Aolain - The Faculty Director of the Human Rights Center This event was part of the Minnesota Law Human Rights Center Day. It was recorded on April 13th, 2023. A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/pMPnAD91g-E) A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep33Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu and following Minnesota Law on Twitter twitter.com/UofMNLawSchool