In the United Kingdom, young people from ethnic minorities called to boycott the police

2024-02-06T00:20:38.398Z

Highlights: In 2023, young people from ethnic minorities called to boycott the police. The National Association of Black Police Officers denounces a lack of action. “We all have the same experience: we do not have access to training, to the same opportunities, to promotions,” says the group's president. The group is calling for the creation of an independent body to deal with the issue of racism in the police force. It is also calling for an end to the use of ‘black or Asian’ as a derogatory term for people of African descent.

In 2023, a report highlighted systemic discrimination within the London police. The association of black police officers denounces a lack of action.

In the United Kingdom, young people from ethnic minorities called to boycott the police

In 2023, a report highlighted systemic discrimination within the London police. The association of black police officers denounces a lack of action.

The National Association of Black Police Officers denounces systemic discrimination within the British police institution. AP - Alberto Pezzali

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in London,

Émeline Vin

The National Association of Black Police Officers denounces the exploitation of internal disciplinary procedures against officers who have denounced acts of racism. “

We have an 81% higher risk of being targeted by disciplinary procedures. There is ample evidence that these procedures are being used inappropriately against black officers and employees. But the police have no desire to move forward on issues of racism and inequality

,” said Andy George, president of the NBPA.

So, bringing in new potential victims is out of the question. Andy George does not recommend young people from minorities to apply. “

If you are a black officer, or of Asian descent, you often feel paranoid, without realizing that you are actually being discriminated against. We all have the same experience: we do not have access to training, to the same opportunities, to promotions... So, it would not be right to bring in other people, who in turn risk being victims of discrimination and not to be protected. This is likely to have an even more devastating impact on recruitment [of minorities] in the long term

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However, the association is not calling for a mass resignation of black or Asian police officers. But she calls for the implementation of changes long promised by management, in particular the supervision of internal investigations by an independent body and better representation of minorities in the hierarchy.

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In the United Kingdom, young people from ethnic minorities called to boycott the police

In the United Kingdom, young people from ethnic minorities called to boycott the police

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