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Slovenia - 2012

Does the training of the police force incorporate anti-racism or cultural sensitivity?

Code:
RED44
Key Area:
Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
Strand(s):
Racism
19/01/2012 - 16:39
Short Answer

Yes.
Qualitative Info

Training of the police involves:
-    training in human rights, including non-discrimination,
-    training in policing a multicultural society.
Some of the trainings are conducted in cooperation with external experts and representatives of NGOs. The Human Rights Ombudsman is also involved in the training process through lectures and workshops on human rights violations, the significance of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in policing, etc.

Source: http://hudoc.ecri.coe.int/XMLEcri/ENGLISH/Cycle_03/03_CbC_eng/SVN-CbC-III-2007-5-ENG.pdf; http://www.mzz.gov.si/fileadmin/pageuploads/Zunanja_politika/CP/Zbornik/VII._CAT_-_Tretje_periodicno_porocilo_RS.pdf
Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Africans/black people, National minorities
Type (R/D) Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Policing - law enforcement
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