UN human rights chief says George Floyd's killing emblematic of excessive force against people of color

United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that George Floyd's killing has become emblematic of the excessive use of disproportionate force by law enforcement against people of African descent, against people of color, against indigenous peoples and racial and ethnic minorities in countries across the globe. 

The chief made the remarks at a UN urgent debate on racism and police brutality in the follow-up to the killing of George Floyd in the United States. 

She also criticized the "gratuitous brutality" on display in the killing of George Floyd, warning that it had "come to symbolize the systemic racism that harms millions of people of African descent". 

A resolution on the topic was expected to be adopted by the Council later Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.

(With input from agencies)