Spain is sentenced to pay 30,000 euros for a racist abuse and insults an a prostitute.

Policy Response DateJuly 27, 2012 Country: Spain Address: Palma de Mallorca General Type: Racist violence, Discrimination, Institutional discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Afrophobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Africans/black people Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sentenced Tuesday to Spain to pay compensation of 30,000 euros to a Nigerian woman who alleged ill-treatment and racist abuse by the National Police after being arrested twice in Palma de Mallorca.
According to data collected, the opinion of the Strasbourg Court considers that in this case there has been a violation of Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits discrimination, has also been breached Article 3 of the same text (against degrading treatment).

Further considers that the Spanish authorities did not act with all due care required to clarify the facts denounced affected, arguing that the searches were not enough deep and effective in order to comply with the requirements of the convention.

http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/sociedad/noticias/4141833/07/12/Espana-condenada-a-pagar-30000-euros-por-malos-tratos-e-insultos-racistas-a-una-prostituta.html

http://medios.mugak.eu/noticias/noticia/308157

http://www.abc.es/20120725/espana/abci-nigeriana-condenada-estrasburgo-201207242015.html

http://www.publico.es/internacional/440019/estrasburgo-condena-a-espana-por-malos-tratos-a-una-nigeriana