Italy - 2012
Is there evidence that the immigration services engage in ethnic profiling?
- Code:
- RED48
- Key Area:
- Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
No. |
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| Qualitative Info |
As reported in the Enar Shadow Report 2009-2010 and in the EU-MIDIS European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey, FRA 2009, there are reported cases of ethnic profiling but they regard the police (e.g. In Milan, since September 2009, a special corps of the municipal police conducted mass checks on all non Italian passengers of public transport to spot irregular migrants.), municipalities operators (e.g. In the small town of Coccaglio , the operation called “White Christmas” implied a sort of ethnic cleansing before the 25th of December: all irregular migrants should leave by that date, so the town would be clean and white. Controls were carried out on the legal status of all non Italians living in Coccaglio). There is no case reported regarding immigration services. Source: European Union Agency on Fundamental Rights, EU-MIDIS European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey, FRA 2009. ENAR SHADOW REPORT 2009/2010 - Racism and Discrimination in Italy by Laura Di Pasquale - http://cms.horus.be/files/99935/MediaArchive/Italy.pdf ENAR SHADOW REPORT 2008 - Racism and Discrimination in Italy by Camilla Bencini, Sara Cerretelli, Laura Di Pasquale - http://cms.horus.be/files/99935/MediaArchive/national/Italy%20-%20SR%202008.pdf |
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Ethnic minorities | |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement | |
| External Url | http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/attachments/EU-MIDIS-police_IT.pdf | |
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