European Court Condemns French Police for Doing Their Job

European Court Condemns French Police for Doing Their Job

The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday, June 26th, ruled against France in a ‘racial profiling’ case following complaints from individuals who felt they had been targeted on the basis of racial criteria during police checks.  The ECHR decision that confirmed police ‘discrimination’ for the first time in France brings the issue of ethnic statistics back to the forefront: although banned in France, recording ethnicity would in fact help to…