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MEDIA RELEASE - WA BAILE vs. SWITZERLAND

The European Court of Human Rights rules in the case of Wa Baile v. Switzerland that Switzerland has violated the European Convention on Human Rights on three points. The ruling is a milestone in the fight against racial profiling and institutional racism.

MEDIA RELEASE

Court hearing of Wilson A.

Date: February 15, 2024
Meeting point: Hirschengraben 15, in front of the main entrance to the courthouse
Arrival: 08:30 a.m
Welcoming: 09.00 a.m.
Enter in the courthouse: 09:30

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MEDIA RELEASE - THE CASE OF WILSON A.

Wilson A. says: "We are determined to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights if necessary to achieve justice and pave the way for future cases of racial profiling and racist police violence to be clearly punished."

MEDIA RELEASE

Rally - justice4wilson

Together against racial profiling, racism and police violence

Saturday, 10.02.2024, at 5 pm
Wiedikon train station Zurich

Information event on the trial of Wilson A.

01.02.2024  |  19:00  |  Rebgasse 1, Basel

On October 19, 2009, Wilson A. was stopped by the police on a streetcar due to racial profiling and was almost killed in an excess of violence by the police officers. For over 14 years, Wilson has been fighting for justice and for the officers involved to be prosecuted.

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Case of Wilson A.: Your support is needed

On February 15, 2024, Wilson A.'s trial against the police will take place before the High Court. It concerns Wilson's lawsuit against the group leader of the police operation on October 19, 2009, in which Wilson A. was almost killed. The case of Wilson A. is exemplary of the institutional racism of the Swiss police and judiciary.

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We demand justice for Nzoy with a climbing action

With a climbing action in Bern, activists of the Alliance against Racial Profiling commemorate Roger Nzoy Wilhelm, who was shot dead two years ago by the regional police of Vaud. The Alliance Against Racial Profiling demands an independent investigation and an end to racist police violence.

Media release

#Copwatch Workshop

At this event we will exchange ideas about anti-racist possibilities of action, solidarity and resistance against racial profiling.
Saturday, 10. Juni 2023, 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr
Meeting point at HelloWelcome on Bundesstrasse 13

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Inventory on racism in the police

This open access volume comprehensively addresses the topic of police and racism.
on the subject of police and racism. In 33 contributions it deals with:
- Basics on the phenomenon of racism,
- relevant findings on the police as an organization and on its practice,
- Contexts of origin and consequences of racism in the police,
- methods of scientific investigation and
- Possibilities and limits of dealing with the problem.

Open Access

No racist controls within the borders

The Dutch "Gendarmerie" (Koninklijke Marechaussee), which among other things has the task of monitoring the Dutch national borders, may no longer carry out "ethnic profiling" within the country's borders. This was recently decided by the Court of Justice (Court of Appeal) in The Hague. The case brought by Mpanzu Bamenga, a black politician and activist, was dismissed in the first instance and upheld in the second. However, the border police are still allowed to carry out checks on the basis of "illegal residence".

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The emergency system makes sick

Some 450 medical, psychotherapy and psychology professionals criticize emergency aid system as inhumane, harmful to health and deadly.

REPORT

COLUMN ON HELEVTZIDE

It's Friday and therefore time for our acoustic column, the RaBe Radioblog. Today Mohamed Wa Baile talks about Helvetzide - people affected by racism who have died in Swiss asylum centers and in police custody.

Radio RaBe

TACKLING RACIAL PROFILING

TACKLING RACIAL PROFILING: REFLECTIONS ON RECENT CASE LAW OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

NEWS

Unpack and Resist Data-Driven Policing

This Is What Police Tech Looks Like - A Project to Unpack and Resist Data-Driven Policing
The Justice, Equity and Technology Table understands that technology is a form of power that also reflects power within society. As investigators of power around technology, we regard policing as one of the most blatant uses of automated systems to perpetuate structural and institutional harms, continuing histories of oppression and colonization. To document and expose experiences of the harm caused by these violent and discriminatory technologies, we started the project This Is What Police Tech Looks Like.

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ECHR FIRST JUDGMENTS ON RACIAL PROFILING

Basu v. Germany and Muhammad v. Spain: Room for improvement in the Court’s first judgements on racial profiling.
by Mathias Möschel

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The Biplab Basu case on racist policing

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section). The application (no. 215/19) against the Federal Republic of Germany lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Mr Biplab Basu (“the applicant”), on 19 December 2018.

HUDOC PDF

HUDOC - ECHR

The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court, the European Commission of Human Rights and the Committee of Ministers.

HUDOC

Intervention: case Wilson A.

The Alliance Against Racial Profiling demands that the immunity of the presiding judge be lifted. The latter was charged with abuse of office and coercion for using massive pressure to have Wilson A. appear in court without adequate legal representation. 

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Letter to the WGEPAD

Racist police violence and racism within the legal and justice system also exists in Switzerland.

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Fundamental Rights Conference

In recent years, strategic litigation for the protection of human rights has developed into a specialized field of activity worldwide, in which a large number of actors are involved. Wednesday, June 23, 2021 14.00-17.00 via Zoom

Rosengarten Memorial

Dear all, we will gather again on May 24th at 14:00 in Rosengarten (Alter Aargauerstalden 31B, 3006 Bern) as we did one year ago right after the murder of George Floyd to remember the people who who have been killed by racist police violence.

Crowdfunding: Case «Wa Baile»

First of all, we would like to say a big thank you to all of you. Thank you for your commitment and support in the fight against racism in Switzerland. In particular, we would also like to thank you for making the activities of the Alliance Against Racial Profiling possible in so many different ways.

MEDIA RELEASE – ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

We are taking also Mohamed Wa Baile's administrative case to the Federal Court. Why did we decide to do this? The court has covered up the racism of the police. The Swiss courts and the authorities must finally recognize racism!

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APPELL - BLACK LIVES MATTER

We also mourn those people who were killed in Switzerland by racist police violence, such as Mike Ben Peter, Hervé Mandundu, Lamin Fatty and many others. Racist police violence is a deadly reality in Switzerland too! 

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Mandy's Podcast

The podcast "Wort.Macht.Widerstand" by Mandy Abou Shoak provides the racism-critical community with a complementary offer to name and address racism. The podcast seeks to grasp the problems around racism linguistically more presciently.

Podcast

Antiterrorism Act

With the Federal Law on Police Measures to Combat Terrorism passed by the Federal Parliament, there is a danger that social racism will manifest itself more strongly in the institutions of the police.

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BOOK ON RACIAL PROFILING

This volume brings together scientific, artistic and activist contributions on the social background and effects of racial profiling and the possibilities of intersectional anti-racist resistance.

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STUDY ON RACIAL PROFILING

The empirical basis of the present study is formed by interviews with people in Switzerland who are affected by discriminatory police stops. Rapport d'évaluation du groupe de recherche collaborative sur le profilage racial en Suisse.

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MEDIA RELEASE – ECHR

Mohamed Wa Baile filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) at the end of this week. The Swiss courts were not prepared to set the limits required by human rights for the police practice of racial profiling.

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Racial Profiling in Switzerland

"I am lucky to be alive".
International Racial Profiling in Switzerland - Wilson A. wants to hold racist officials accountable

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STATEMENT - CASE WILSON A.

The Wilson A. case shows: The police and judicial system is institutionally racist. The Zurich public prosecutor's office wanted to close the case several times, although there were clear indications of a violation of the criminal offense of endangering life.

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ALTERNATIVE REPORT – ICCPR

This report by the Alliance against Racial Profiling concerning Switzerland’s fourth periodic report to the Human Rights Committee of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) was compiled and edited by a committee of the Alliance against Racial Profiling.

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