Romania - 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 |
No such evidence was made public in 2011 regarding migrants/minorities, however reports mentioned pretrial detainees (irrespective of ethnic background) complaining to human rights NGOs that police beat them during pretrial investigations.
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| Qualitative Info |
The US State Department 2010 Human Rights Report on Romania mentions that "Pretrial detainees complained to human rights NGOs that police beat them during pretrial investigations." However, these complaints were not made in relation to discrimination by public authorities.
Source: US State Department 2010 Human Rights Report. Romania, Section 1.c, available at http://romania.usembassy.gov/2010_rhr_en.html (accessed on 18.02.2012). |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | |
| External Url | http://romania.usembassy.gov/2010_rhr_en.html |
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| Short Answer |
No such evidence was made public in 2011 regarding migrants/minorities, however reports mentioned pretrial detainees (irrespective of ethnic background) complaining to human rights NGOs that police beat them during pretrial investigations.
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| Qualitative Info |
The US State Department 2010 Human Rights Report on Romania mentions that "Pretrial detainees complained to human rights NGOs that police beat them during pretrial investigations." However, these complaints were not made in relation to discrimination by public authorities. Source:
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| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement |
| External Url | http://romania.usembassy.gov/2010_rhr_en.html |
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