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"The root of humiliation" : abusive identity checks in France / [Judith Sunderland, Eva Cossé ; edited by Benjamin Ward].
Sunderland, Judith.; Cossé, Eva.; Ward, Benjamin (Benjamin P.), 1970-; Human Rights Watch (Organization)
2012
KJV4197 .S86 2012 (Map It)
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Author
Sunderland, Judith.
Title
"The root of humiliation" : abusive identity checks in France / [Judith Sunderland, Eva Cossé ; edited by Benjamin Ward].
Published
New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Call Number
KJV4197 .S86 2012
Former Call Number
Fr 935 Su72 2012
Variant Title
Abusive identity checks in France
ISBN
1564328570
Description
[iv], 55 pages ; 27 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)801380969
Summary
"Police in France have broad discretion to carry out identity checks even when no wrongdoing is suspected. The stops--known as controle d'identité--can involve lengthy questioning, orders to empty pockets, bag searches, and intrusive pat-downs. Statistical and qualitative research indicates that these checks particularly affect black and Arab young men and boys, subjecting them to frequent humiliating pat-downs without any explanation, in some cases accompanied by insults and physical abuse. Individuals stopped by the police are rarely told the legal basis for the stop, do not receive any written record of the stop, and can face criminal prosecution for bringing complaints. The frequent stops experienced by young black and Arabs suggest that police are engaging in unlawful ethnic profiling--making assumptions about who is more likely to be a delinquent based on appearance rather than on actual behavior. The Root of Humiliation, based on research in Paris, Lyon and Lille, shows that these abusive police stops have a deeply negative impact on relations between the police and minority youth. Many described identity checks as the sharp edge of their broader experience of discrimination and exclusion in French society. Human Rights Watch calls on French authorities to adopt legal and policy reforms to prevent ethnic profiling and abusive treatment. Identity check powers--including pat-downs--should be used only when there is a real, individualized suspicion, and those stopped should be given a written record of the procedure. The police should gather, analyze and publish detailed data on identity checks. Failure to enact reforms will allow abuses to go unchecked, and relations between the police and minorities deteriorate further."--P. [4] of cover.
Note
"January 2012"--p. [iii]
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Cossé, Eva.
Ward, Benjamin (Benjamin P.), 1970-
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Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Summary
Key Recommendations
To the Government of France
To the Parliament
To the Ministry of Interior
Methodology
Terminology
I. Abuses of Identity Check Powers
Ethnic Profiling
Multiple Stops
Intrusive Searches
Insults and Physical Abuse during Stops
Detention or Charge for "Insulting an Officer"
Inadequate Safeguards against Abuse
Too Much Discretion in Law
No Recording of Stops
Inadequate Accountability Mechanisms
III. Impact on Community-Police Relations
IV. Relevant National and International Standards
Prohibition of Discrimination
Right to Privacy
Use of Force
Duty to Respect
Recommendations
To the Government of France
To the Parliament
To the Ministry of Interior
To the Defender of Rights
To the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament
To the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
To the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights and European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
To the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism
To the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, and the UN Human Rights Committee
Acknowledgments.

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