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Floyd’s brother tells UN ‘black lives do not matter’ in US
6 years agoThe brother of George Floyd calls on the United Nations to set up an independent commission to investigate the killings of African Americans by police. "I hope that you will consider establishing an independent commission of inquiry to investigate police killings of black people in America and the violence used against peaceful protesters", says Philonise Floyd, whose brother was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25. Photo: UNTV /
George Floyd's brother on Wednesday begged the United Nations to help African Americans because "black lives do not matter in the United States", as the UN's rights chief urged reparations for centuries of discrimination.
