Published 3 years ago

Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case, vow to appeal

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The Hague District Court ruled that ethnicity can be one of the criteria for singling out passengers. The checks are carried out at airports and on trains and buses from European Union destinations. The case comes against a backdrop of a broader debate about race, inequality and discrimination in the Netherlands.

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The Hindu

Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case, vow to appeal

A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that border police can use ethnicity as one of the criteria for selecting people for checks at the border, a legal defeat that rights activists immediately vowed to ap

3 years ago·India

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Associated Press News

Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case, vow to appeal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that border police can use ethnicity as one of the criteria for selecting people for checks at the border, a legal defeat that rights activists immediately vowed to appeal.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case, vow to appeal

A Dutch court has ruled that border police can use ethnicity as one of the criteria for selecting people for checks at the border

3 years ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case but vow to appeal

A Dutch court has ruled that border police can use ethnicity as one of the criteria for selecting people for checks at the border, a legal defeat that rights activists immediately vowed to appeal against.

3 years ago·Ireland

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The Washington Post

Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case, vow to appeal

A Dutch court has ruled that border police can use ethnicity as one of the criteria for selecting people for checks at the border

3 years ago

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Metro News

Racial profiling can be used at airports, Dutch court rules

Mpanzu Bambenga (right) was among those who took the Dutch state to court (Picture: Getty)A Dutch court has ruled that border police can use ethnicity as a criteria for selecting people for checks when they come into the country.But activists immediately pledged to appeal Wednesday’s ruling, which followed a case brought against the Government by two citizens who argued that they were singled out for checks by the Netherlands’ Marechaussee polic…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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