A team of UN experts specializing in racism, created after the death of African-American George Floyd in 2020 during a police intervention, announced on Friday that it will travel to the United States next week, according to the agencies France-Presse and Agerpres..

The team, called the Mechanism of Experts Responsible for Advancing Racial Justice and Equity in Law Enforcement, said the two-week visit, from April 24 to May 5, will include stops in Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis and New York.

A panel of three independent researchers will speak with federal, state and local government officials, police, civil society, and individuals and communities affected by racism.

Experts will also visit places of detention, the press release states.

“We want to learn firsthand about the experiences of people of African descent in the United States,” said Juan Mendez, one of the experts.

The team will examine existing laws, policies and current practices governing the use of force by the police, as well as their compliance with international law. The experts “will make recommendations on specific measures needed to ensure access to justice, prosecution, and sanctions for excessive use of force and other human rights violations committed by law enforcement officials against Africans and people of African descent in the United States,” it added. .in the communique.

The mechanism was created by the UN Human Rights Council in 2021, a year after the death of George Floyd during his arrest by a white police officer, and is tasked with investigating claims of racially motivated police violence around the world.