Cyprus - 2012
Is there evidence that the immigration services engage in ethnic profiling?
- Code:
- RED48
- Key Area:
- Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes. |
| Qualitative Info |
The police practices referred to in the response to question 47 above are carried out by the immigration police, a particular department of the police that reports to the immigration authorities. |
| Data | n/a |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Muslims, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Asylum seekers |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement |
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