{
  "id": 19825845,
  "title": "South African academic Tshepo Madlingozi to lead UN expert mechanism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/south-african-academic-tshepo-madlingozi-to-lead-un-expert-mechanism",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T15:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-11-13-south-african-academic-tshepo-madlingozi-to-lead-un-expert-mechanism/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South African human-rights scholar Professor Tshepo Madlingozi has been appointed chair of the UN’s International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}