Boy of Ghanian origin beaten up by the municipal police

Alert DateSeptember 30, 2008 Country: Italy Address: Parma, Italy General Type: Racist violence, Institutional discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Afrophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Ethnic minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion

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Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Ghanaian
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age 18-25
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Italian
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 7
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

In Parma, a boy of Ghanian origin, going out of school was beaten up by the municipal police, since he had been mistaken for a pusher. The boy was chased, hit and taken to the police station where he was heavily offended with racist insults. It is enough to mention that the envelope with the verbal of the police questioning had his name and after the word ‘nigger’. The boy reported the event and his case is now also followed and brought forward by the National Office Against Racial Discrimination.

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