A new report exposes the prevalence of racial profiling in Spain, painting a powerful portrait of the indignities suffered by those who do not “look Spanish” and of the official policies that encourage rather than curtail ethnic profiling.
Posts Tagged “France”
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A move by the U.S. to seize around $70m of assets held by the son of the ruler of Equatorial Guinea suggests Washington will no longer provide a safe haven for the corrupt proceeds of kleptocracy.
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Ordinary Europeans can and do confront new challenges facing their communities, including the fight against terrorism and populist extremism. We are looking to support more of these efforts in Antwerp and Marseille.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability
Topics: Antwerp, Brussels, civil society, France, Klaus Dik Nielsen, Marseille
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Jocelyn Cesari, a French political scientist and lecturer at Harvard University, discusses some surprising recent findings on Muslim identity in France.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: equality, France, Islam, Jocelyn Cesari, Marseille, Muslims, Nazia Hussain
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Health facilities are mandated to provide care, especially to society’s most vulnerable people. When hospitals and clinics allow forced and coerced sterilizations, these facilities become places of abuse and torture.
Posted in: Africa, Europe, Governance & Accountability, Health, Latin America & the Caribbean, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Bangladesh, Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care, disability rights, forced sterilization, France, HIV/AIDS, intellectual disability, Lydia Guterman, Namibia, Peru, public health, reproductive rights, Roma, torture, United States, women, World Medical Association
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A group of experts discuss how Muslims and non-Muslims in Marseille can work together to create a more integrated and inclusive community.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: Alain Fourest, Claude Geant, discrimination, Djamel Bouriche, France, Francoise Lorcerie, Helene Irving, hjab, Marseille, Muslims, Nazia Hussain, niqab
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Right-wing rhetoric across Europe raises the question: When does the right to freely express opinions override others' rights to dignity and respect?
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: asylum seekers, Aydin Akkaya, France, free speech, Front National, full-face veil, Geert Wilders, hate speech, Helene Irving, Holland, immigrants, John L. Esposito, Marine Le Pen, migrants, Muslims, Partij voor de Vrijheid, populist, right-wing, ritual slaughter, Roma, Shelia B. Lalwani, the Netherlands
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A constitutional challenge in France could force the government to enact new laws that will safeguard against ethnic profiling by police, making France the only country in continental Europe to do so.
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For several years, the Open Society Justice Initiative has been documenting profiling in Europe, showing it's an unfair and ineffectual way of fighting crime. Rachel Neild and colleagues are now taking the fight to the courts.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: equality and citizenship, ethnic profiling, France, Rachel Neild, Will Cohen
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Something strange is happening in Europe. After years of inaction, governments are suddenly getting serious about arrest rights. Why? The answer, in a word, is "Salduz."