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Germany - 2011

Is there evidence of police violence against migrants/minorities in custody?

Code:
RED51
Key Area:
Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
Strand(s):
Racism
28/02/2012 - 18:45
Short Answer

There is no evidence of systematic police violence in Germany. Yet, single incidents of police violence do exist.
Qualitative Info

In a report published in 2004, ‘Aktion Courage’ presented 70 cases of police violence against migrants/minorities between 2000 and 2003 and stated that the dark figure could be expected to be substantially higher. Yet, not all of these incidents took place while the persons were in custody (Dokumentation 2004).

Sources:

  • Deutschland: Dokumentationen über Polizeigewalt gegen Ausländer (2004) (quoted as Dokumentation), Newsletter ‚Migration und Bevölkerung’ Januar/Februar 2004 des Netzwerks Migration in Europa e.V.,
  • http://www.migration-info.de/mub_artikel.php?Id=040103, accessed on 27.02.2012.


 
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