Cyprus - 2012
Are there police professional associations thatpromote and endorse anti-migrant/anti-minority agendas and discourse?
- Code:
- RED45
- Key Area:
- Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
No. |
| Qualitative Info |
There are no police associations with a racist agenda or activity, as the official line of the police is that of tolerance and respect. However, on more than one occasion, the chief of police engages in racist discourse when he tells the media about the disprpoportionately high involvement of foreigners into crime, a practice repeately criticised by the Equality Body. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Asylum seekers |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement, Media, Anti-racism, Daily life |
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