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People of African descent in Switzerland experience racial discrimination in various aspects of their lives, UN human rights experts found after visiting the country.

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January 26, 2022
People of African descent in Switzerland experience racial discrimination in various aspects of their lives, UN human rights experts found after visiting the country.

“Racial profiling and police controls of Black people humiliate, criminalize and stigmatize,” Dominique Day, head of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, said in a statement. “According to information received, police operations include brutal arrests, racial profiling, humiliating and degrading treatment, and reinforce negative racial stereotypes in the public realm. These are a violation of human rights.”