Tackling racism in the police

Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 13384 | 27 January 2014

Signatories:

Mr Geraint DAVIES, United Kingdom, SOC ; Lord Donald ANDERSON, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Michael CONNARTY, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr David CRAUSBY, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Jim DOBBIN, United Kingdom, SOC ; Sir Alan MEALE, United Kingdom, SOC ; Ms Sandra OSBORNE, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Jim SHERIDAN, United Kingdom, SOC

Origin

2014 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 7.1.7 with the following sub-paragraphs:

"provide the police with sufficient resources to work in satisfactory conditions;

take specific measures to ensure that the police give absolute respect for the rights of the persons they deal with;"

Explanatory note

Insufficient resources should not be used as an excuse by the police not to respect the human rights of ethnic minorities. Paragraph 7.1.7, before amendment, allows the police to make that excuse. Instead they should take measures to ensure absolute respect for the rights of the persons they deal with.