UN human rights chief calls for "transformative" reparations in George Floyd report

Driving the news: The year-long investigation examined "systemic racism, violations of international human rights law against Africans and people of African descent" by law enforcement agencies and governments worldwide.

• The report featured analysis of 190 deaths at the hands of law enforcement, consultations with 340 individuals, and over 110 written contributions.
• In probing police killings across different countries and legal systems, the report found "striking similarities" — including in the hurdles that families face in seeking justice.

What they're saying: "The status quo is untenable," Bachelet said in a statement to the press, as she addressed the topic of reparations.

• "Systemic racism needs a systemic response. There needs to be a comprehensive rather than a piecemeal approach to dismantling systems entrenched in centuries of discrimination and violence. We need a transformative approach that tackles the interconnected areas that drive racism, and lead to repeated, wholly avoidable, tragedies like the death of George Floyd," she continued.
• "The dehumanization of people of African descent […] has sustained and cultivated a tolerance for racial discrimination, inequality and violence," the report said.