microrobert
02-20-2013, 04:44 AM
Report on racism calls for new legislation
Campaign groups have welcomed the publication of a report highlighting concerns over racial profiling and the treatment of minority groups in Ireland. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance’s (ECRI) fourth monitoring report on Ireland praised the State’s “good system for registering racist criminal offences” but criticised other issues.
The 47-member human rights body said it was aware of claims that many non-Irish nationals were subjected to police stops and required to produce identity documents, “which in practice can result in racist incidents and the profiling of individuals on the basis of their colour”.
It said the Government should “consider adopting legislation prohibiting any form of racial profiling”.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2013/0220/1224330265818.html
Campaign groups have welcomed the publication of a report highlighting concerns over racial profiling and the treatment of minority groups in Ireland. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance’s (ECRI) fourth monitoring report on Ireland praised the State’s “good system for registering racist criminal offences” but criticised other issues.
The 47-member human rights body said it was aware of claims that many non-Irish nationals were subjected to police stops and required to produce identity documents, “which in practice can result in racist incidents and the profiling of individuals on the basis of their colour”.
It said the Government should “consider adopting legislation prohibiting any form of racial profiling”.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2013/0220/1224330265818.html