According to the study, 30% of people with black skin say they have been victims of racism, and 24% claim that they have been controlled by the police in the last five years
According to the study, 30% of people with black skin say they have been victims of racism, and 24% claim that they have been controlled by the police in the last five years.
“Racism, violence and facial control are still widespread in Europe,” the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) reminded on Friday, calling on countries to stay on top of the outrage that has sparked the world over the death of George Floyd.
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In a comprehensive 2018 survey, the agency found that 30% of people with black skin said they had been victims of racism, and 24% claimed to have been controlled by the police in the five years prior to the study. FRA interviewed 5,800 Europeans with visible African ancestry.
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Only 22% of attacked individuals went to file a complaint at the police station, and the reticence is justified by their skepticism about the outcome of the process or their distrust of law and order forces.
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according to research, police are three times more likely to deal with men than women during identity checks on the street, almost half of which are based on ethnic profiling, an illegal practice. “No one should fear being stopped just because they are black,” FRA Director Michael O’flaherty said in a statement released this Friday.
The European Agency has published a guide to raise the awareness of police officers in the use of a legal profile that is based on several criteria, not only on a racial basis.
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Outrage despite the slow agony led to an atmosphere of tension the United States had not experienced since the 1960s and the civil rights movement. Demonstrations of sometimes degenerate looting and violence took place daily across the country to denounce police brutality and social inequalities. A ceremony in memory of George Floyd was held on Thursday in Minneapolis.
Date of update: June 5, 2020, 8:58 p.m
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