Austria - 2012
Is there evidence of police violence against migrants/minorities in custody?
- Code:
- RED51
- Key Area:
- Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes. |
| Qualitative Info |
There is no systematic evaluation of police violence against migrants/minorities in custody. However, again and again cases of ill-treatment of migrants and/or persons from ethnic minorities in custody are disclosed to the public. Amnesty International has generally expressed its concern that victims of ill-treatment by the police mainly were members of ethnic minorities. The most prominent cases of abuse of migrants and/or persons from ethnic minorities in custody are the following incidents: - In 1999, Marcus Omofuma, an asylum seeker who had been refused, died during deportation because police officers tied him up and taped up his mouth and nose. - In 2003, Seibane Wague, a Mauretanian student, died during his arrest after being fixated by police officers. - In 2006, Bakary J. was tortured and abused by police officers after a failed deportation attempt. Source: |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Ethnic minorities, Asylum seekers |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Afrophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement |
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