Poland - 2011
Is the State or are state representatives reported to engage in discriminatory acts or practices by independent authoritative sources?
- Code:
- RED11
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination
| Short Answer |
There is one Polish politician famous for his racist statements. |
| Qualitative Info |
In 2008, one of the members of the Polish Parliament (a member of the right-wing party), on the occasion of the United States presidential election, when Barack Obama was chosen President, stated publicly in the Sejm (Lower House of Parliament) that his victory marks “the end of the civilisation of the white man”. He also called Obama “the black Messiah of the new left”. |
| Groups affected/interested | |
| Type (R/D) | Afrophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Political discourse -parties - orgs |
| External Url | http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,114873,5899626,Posel_PiS__Obama_to_koniec_cywilizacji_bialego_czlowieka.html |
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