Germany: State may fail to address violent hate crimes due to 'institutional racism' - Amnesty

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Germany: State may fail to address violent hate crimes due to 'institutional racism' - Amnesty

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June 9, 2016 at 09:42 GMT +00:00 · Published

Germany fails to deal with an upsurge of racist crime, partly due to "institutional racism," said an Amnesty International report that was presented by the Secretary-General of Amnesty's German branch Selmin Caliskan in Berlin, Thursday.

Speaking alongside Amnesty researcher Marco Perolini at the Berlin news conference, Caliskan stated that the number of racist crimes in Germany is higher than ever before since the founding of the Federal Republic. She added that "the state has failed to provide reasonable protection for its citizens against racist attacks. Hence it ignores one of its most important obligations in the field of human rights."

Marco Perolini went on to point out that attacks on asylum shelters have risen by 16 times, while racist violence against minorities increased by 87 percent. German authorities are failing to address hate crimes regarding their investigation, prosecution and prevention, Perolini said, concluding that "institutional racism" could be the root of the problem.

Germany: State may fail to address violent hate crimes due to 'institutional racism' - Amnesty

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Germany fails to deal with an upsurge of racist crime, partly due to "institutional racism," said an Amnesty International report that was presented by the Secretary-General of Amnesty's German branch Selmin Caliskan in Berlin, Thursday.

Speaking alongside Amnesty researcher Marco Perolini at the Berlin news conference, Caliskan stated that the number of racist crimes in Germany is higher than ever before since the founding of the Federal Republic. She added that "the state has failed to provide reasonable protection for its citizens against racist attacks. Hence it ignores one of its most important obligations in the field of human rights."

Marco Perolini went on to point out that attacks on asylum shelters have risen by 16 times, while racist violence against minorities increased by 87 percent. German authorities are failing to address hate crimes regarding their investigation, prosecution and prevention, Perolini said, concluding that "institutional racism" could be the root of the problem.

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