Pro Igual resumes its initiative para examinar las experiencias individuales con el crimen de odio en España. Si usted ha sido víctima o testigo de un crimen de odio, o conoce a alguien que era, please help us monitor the scope of the phenomenon by taking part in our online survey on hate crimes in Spain, y compartir el enlace entre sus contactos y redes. The current survey is available in Español. Todas las respuestas son estrictamente confidenciales. Gracias por su ayuda!
By Claudia Delpero in collaboration with Anthony Valcke, Founder and Supervising Solicitor of the EU Rights Clinic of which Pro Igual is a member. © All rights reserved. Available on: https://europestreet.news/deal-or-no-deal-the-rights-that-will-be-lost-with-brexit/
Deal or no deal? That is the question. Despite the promise that nothing will change for them, both EU nationals living in the UK and British residents in the rest of the EU are to lose out from Brexit. The situation could even be worsened if there is no agreement on the terms of the UK’s departure from the European Union. The failure of talks at the EU summit in Salzburg this week did not offer assurances in this regard, leaving people whose status depends on EU treaties in a troubling state of uncertainty.
This is an overview of what can happen to the rights of 3.7 million EU citizens who are living in the UK and 1.2 million British citizens who are living in another EU country after Brexit. As inconceivable as it was before the EU referendum, the overview shows the rights preserved and lost under the draft “deal” published in March and in the event of “no deal”.
In short, the right to family reunion, the ability to exercise professional activities across countries and to participate in political life, will be weakened under the draft withdrawal agreement. But in the case of “no deal”, there will be even heavier consequences in terms of potential loss of acquired pension rights, free or subsidised healthcare when travelling and ability to provide services across borders. Leer más…
Victim Support Europe (VSE) is preparing to launch a social media campaign in recognition of European Day For Victims of Crime with the overall aim – to make victims’ legal rights a reality on practice. The action seeks to improve the access to victim support services in member states and to encourage victims to reach out the support services. The “Make Victims’ Legal Rights a Reality” campaign is expected to launch on February 12 and will continue till February 22: European Day For Victims of Crime. Read more…
We are pleased and proud to inform that after over two years of relentless advocacy by Pro Igual´s team, the Valencia police signed a formal agreement with the OSCE to start police training on hate crimes within the TACHLE program.
We believe this will be a major step towards practical implementation of rights of victims of #hatecrimes, who overwhelmingly tend to be from the most vulnerable groups: minorías, immigrants, undocumented persons, and so forth.
We also hope this pilot will be replicated across Spain and will continue working towards this goal.
By November 16, 2015 all EU member states (except Denmark) have to implement the EU Victims’ Directive (Directive 2012/29/EU) establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, irrespective of their residence status. PICUM in which Pro Igual participates has published a Guide to the EU Victims’ Directive with resources for members and partners, to inform and to inspire action to advance the rights of undocumented victims of crime. Leer más…
Over 30 million people fall victim to crime in the EU every year. People who travel or live abroad are potential victims of crimes committed in a country other than their own and need access to justice. This can affect particularly harshly those who find themselves in an irregular administrative situation.
La EU Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime was adopted on 25 October 2012. It replaces the 2001 Framework Decision and will ensure that victims are recognized and receive proper protection and support. The Directive considerably strengthens the rights of victims and their family members to information, support and protection as well as their procedural rights when participating in criminal proceedings. It also includes provisions that will ensure that professionals are trained on victims’ needs and encourage cooperation between Member States and awareness raising on victims’ rights.
All EU Member States must transpose the Directive into the national law by 15 Noviembre 2015. If implemented properly, the Directive could fill the important gap that currently exists with regard to protection of undocumented migrants who become victims of discriminación, los crímenes del odio, and other crimes in the EU. The text of the EU Victims Directive is available here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/criminal/victims/index_en.htm.
Spain is currently in process of transposing the Directive and the draft law has been made available for public consultations. Pro Igual prepared comments and recommendations on the draft law, available (en español) aquí. We urge other Spanish civil society organizations working on rights of (indocumentados) migrants to join in the effort to ensure justice for all victims, regardless of their administrative situation.
La Campaña Estatal por el Cierre de los Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros (CIE), formada por diversas asociaciones y colectivos, está preparando una jornada de protesta para el próximo 15 de junio en todo el Estado con el fin de denunciar y difundir la existencia de este tipo de instalaciones y allanar el camino hacia su cierre definitivo. Se trata del segundo año consecutivo en el que se celebra la jornada. Leer mas…
Hate crimes against ethnic minorities and undocumented foreigners have been one of the main issues of concern in Spain of the past decade. PRO IGUAL has developed the following set of recommendations to the police on detection and prevention of hate crimes in Spain. It is our hope that these recommendations may also be relevant for other countries facing similar problems as Spain.
1. Set up a hate crimes hotline.
There should be a national FREE hotline for hate crimes victims, similar to the hotline number for victims of gender violence in Spain (016). Alternatively, regional or local hotlines can be considered.
2. Do not ask victims for ID.
Some hate crimes victims are targeted because they are not, or perceived not to be, natives in that country. Some of the victims may be in an irregular administrative situation, punishable by law in Spain. For meaningful protection against hate crimes, it is important that such victims are not penalised even if they do not have appropriate documentation. International best practices of state support for victims of human trafficking may provide inspiration.
3. Have victim info readily available.
Ideally, hate crime victims should be aware of the protection mechanisms even before walking into the police station, via public information campaign. In each police station, there should be a visible poster with steps to take in case of hate-related attack and victim´s rights and/or brochures that victims can take with them.
4. Have a non-uniformed contact point.
The police uniform may have a deterrent effect on the victim. Each police station should have a non-uniformed staff member available to interview the victim and take their testimony, or be ready to have one of the officers to change out of uniform to that end.
5. Speak their language.
Some victims may not be fluent in the language. If there is nobody accompanying the victim or able to translate, it would be desirable to have a list/shared database of interpreters available for this task. If physical presence of the interpreter is impossible, at least telephone translation should be arranged.
6. Cooperate with medics.
Some victims of violent hate crime may not go police but to doctors instead. The local police should establish cooperation with local hospitals and health professionals so that the latter are able to detect hate crimes and are in a position to advise victims about how to report such crimes.
7. Public must know.
It is essential to inform not only victims but also general public, who should be aware about the phenomenon of hate crimes and the methods to report it. General public may be an additional resource for reporting such crimes and assisting the victims. Posters, TV and radio ads, and other publicity material must be developed to appeal to the public.
8. NGOs are partners.
Civil society organisations working in the field of monitoring hate crimes and/or victim assistance are an invaluable resource for the police providing an effective and cost-efficient resource in detecting, prosecuting and preventing hate crimes. Responsible police authorities should make every effort to contact and seek cooperation of such organisations.
9. An ounce of prevention.
Prevention of hate crimes by researching and targeting potential perpetrators can save many human and material resources entailed in subsequent prosecuting of hate crimes, repairing material damages and caring for victims. Some of the police resources currently used for preventing terrorism and/or ordinary crime (and often misused for racial profiling) should be re-directed for detecting and preventing hate crimes, specifically by conducting reconnaissance among known extremist right-wing and other hate groups.
10. Reach out to other hate crime victims.
When all the essential steps are taken to assist the victim of the case in hand, invite them to share support information with others, who may be in a similar distress but afraid to report hate crimes. Similarly to the electronic reporting mechanism for other crimes, the online resource for reporting hate crimes should be established and publicised.
Intervención del Pro Igual en la OSCE Reunión de Aplicación sobre la Dimensión Humana, Sesión de trabajo 3: Violencia contra la Mujer
Los siguientes son el resumen y las recomendaciones del informe conjunto de las ONG españolas Pro Igual y Ferrocarril Clandestino sobre la situación de las mujeres inmigrantes en centros de detención de Español para Extranjeros. El informe completo está disponible aquí.
Centros de Internamiento para Extranjeros son prisiones en todo menos en el nombre. Ambas instituciones gubernamentales y la sociedad civil han denunciado las pésimas condiciones y las violaciones de los derechos humanos en el país. Lo importante a destacar es que los detenidos no han cometido ningún delito, sino simplemente una infracción administrativa de no tener los papeles en regla, que presenta menos peligro para el público que el parking incorrectas.
Aunque tanto hombres como mujeres se enfrentan a violaciónes de los derechos humanos, las mujeres detenidas se enfrentan a una serie de problemas específicos. Estos incluyen: el acoso sexual por parte de los guardias; los malos tratos a las mujeres embarazadas y lactantes; separación de las madres de hijos menores de edad; la falta de acceso a atención médica y ginecológica general, y la falta de una nutrición adecuada, incluso para las mujeres embarazadas. Las víctimas de la trata de personas no reciben apoyo alguno, a pesar de que pueden ser elegibles para la residencia por razones humanitarias.
Muchas mujeres migrantes terminan en centros de detención a causa de las redadas policiales en base a la controvertida práctica de perfiles étnicos, condenado por una serie de organismos internacionales de derechos humanos.
Sobre la base de estos hallazgos, nos gustaría recomendar a las autoridades españolas la siguiente:
Intervención del Pro Igual en la OSCE Reunión de Aplicación sobre la Dimensión Humana, Sesión de trabajo 2: Tolerancia y No Discriminación
En el curso de 2012 y 2013, PRO IGUAL a cabo el seguimiento de los delitos de odio cometidos por españoles elementos de extrema derecha contra los inmigrantes, minorías, y otros grupos vulnerables. El objetivo del proyecto ha sido, Además de documentar casos individuales, para explorar los orígenes, específicos y el alcance de la extrema derecha.
El proyecto puso de relieve algunas deficiencias de los marcos jurídicos y normativos españoles. La legislación española, por un lado, permite la proliferación de partidos y organizaciones de la propagación de la intolerancia. Pero por otra parte, que no brinda un recurso adecuado para las víctimas. Además, Las víctimas a menudo, o bien no saben cómo quejarse o tienen miedo. Esto sirve para crear un clima de negación y la impunidad de los crímenes de odio.
Igual PRO informes y otros materiales sobre el tema están disponibles en el sitio web. Mientras tanto, nos gustaría hacer las siguientes conclusiones y recomendaciones pertinentes para una serie de países de la región de la OSCE.
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