Security & policing
Some counter-terrorism measures and policing practices can be discriminatory and are having a disproportionate and damaging impact on ethnic and religious minorities and migrants in Europe. We need inclusive security and policing policies grounded in human rights, equality and long term social inclusion. read more
Latest news
- Documenting the discriminatory impact of counter-terrorism and (...)
- Effectiveness of counter-radicalisation policies: preliminary research (...)
- Promoting fair and efficient policing for Roma and Travellers in the (...)
- EU counter-terrorism law opens door to discrimination and human rights (...)
- Violence and discriminatory treatment by police in France is a wake-up call (...)
Quick Facts
- Black people are stopped by police at 6 times the rate of White people in the United Kingdom and Asians at almost twice the rate of Whites
- In Granada, Spain, Roma are 12 times more likely to be stopped than White people
- 79 % of border guards at EU airports rate ethnicity as a helpful indicator for recognising persons attempting to enter the country in an irregular manner
FAQ
- What is ethnic profiling?
- Is ethnic profiling effective?
- What is the impact of discriminatory policing practices?
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Our members’ work
Check out ENAR member organisations’ initiatives on security and policing at national and local level
With the support of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union, the Open Society Foundations, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the Sigrid Rausing Trust
