Nine out of ten black people say they are victims of racial discrimination, according to the latest Cran barometer, unveiled by franceinfo and “Le Parisien” on Wednesday.
“It is important to measure discrimination. We must dare to look reality in the face”, said Wednesday, February 15 on franceinfo Isabelle Rome, Minister responsible for Equality between women and men, Diversity andEequality of opportunity, which piloted the national plan to combat racism and anti-Semitism presented at the end of January by Elisabeth Borne.
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An Ipsos poll commissioned by the Representative Council of Black Associations (Cran), which franceinfo and the newspaper The Parisian revealed exclusively, says that nine out of ten black people in mainland France say they are victims of racial discrimination in their everyday lives, 91% precisely.
“This is why, within the framework of the national plan to combat racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination linked to origin, which we have just launched, victimization surveys have been put in place”, continues Isabelle Rome who details: “These are surveys that can be launched, for example, at school. These are also victimization surveys on student life and then another important element: the victimization survey launched by the Ministry of the Interior. to measure the perception that our fellow citizens may have in order to then act as best as possible.”
Facilitate the filing of complaints
“We can say that there are approximately 1.2 million people who are victims of discrimination or even racist or anti-Semitic acts in France”affirms the minister who wishes “get them to talk” to show them that they “are not alone”. “This is all the action we are taking within the framework of this plan, in particular to facilitate the filing of a complaint”explains the minister.
“We now allow, for example, to file a complaint elsewhere than in a police station, for example in an association, so that these facts are further prosecuted and therefore punished.”
Isabelle Rome, Minister for Equality between Women and Men, Diversity and Equal Opportunitieson franceinfo
Concerning the difficulties related to hiring, Isabelle Rome explains that according to her “there is a need for training within companies but also among agents of theEstate or educational personnel.” Other measures that will be put in place: strengthening the “testing”a “release clause” and “penalties”.
On police checks and the fact that – according to the survey – black people are still checked by the police twice as much as the French metropolitan population as a whole, she replies: “Of course, all citizens must be exemplary and our public officials, all state officials must be exemplary. From March 21, I will do the first follow-up of this plan with all the associations that participated.