Indicator history

While the term ‘ethnic profiling’ is not mentioned in German law, Germany has ratified a number of human rights treaties that prohibit racial discrimination (Hieronymus 2001: p.13). Also, the European Code of Police Ethics states that “[p]olice training shall take full account of the need to challenge and combat racism and xenophobia” (ECPE, p.10 par. 30).

Sources:

• European Code of Police Ethics (ECPE), Rec (2001)10, http://polis.osce.org/library/f/2687/500/CoE-FRA-RPT-2687-EN-European%20Code%20of%20Police%20Ethics.pdf, accessed on 27.02.2012
• Hieronymus, Andreas (2011): ENAR Shadow Report 2009/2010 – Supplemental Report: Ethnic profiling in Germany,http://cms.horus.be/files/99935/MediaArchive/ENAR%20Ethnic%20Profiling%20Supplement%20Germany.pdf, accessed on 27.02.2012.