Survey Finds 3 in 5 TD's (members of parliament) Meet Racist Views

Alert DateFebruary 2, 2012 Country: Ireland General Type: Racist discourse, Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people, National minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Culture, Political discourse -parties - orgs, Political participation, Anti-discrimination, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other
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"Three in every five of the TDs responding to a survey carried out by a professional polling company said they had encountered racist sentiments while canvassing in last year’s general election." -The Irish Times

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