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Cases - investigations before other EU and international bodies (European Committee for Social Rights - UN HRC - CAT etc.)

Code:
S9
Key Area:
Discrimination Statistics
Strand(s):
Statistics
19/02/2012 - 22:24
Short Answer

Yes.

Qualitative Info

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) expressed concern in 2008 about hate speech, including by politicians, directed at foreigners and Roma; negative attitudes and stereotypes about Roma; and ill-treatment of Roma by law enforcement officers in the course of camp raids. The committee urged Italy to “take resolute action to counter any tendency, especially from politicians, to target, stigmatize, stereotype or profile people on the basis of race, colour, descent and national or ethnic origin or to use racist propaganda for political purposes.” During Italy’s review under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council in February 2010, 28 countries expressed concerns relating to the treatment of migrants and Roma and Sinti.


Source:

Human Rights Watch, Everyday Intolerance. Racist and Xenophobic Violence in Italy, 2011 - http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/italy0311WebRevised.pdf

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Exemplary cases
Groups affected/interested Migrants, Roma & Travelers, Ethnic minorities
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Policing - law enforcement, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism
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