Federal Republic of Germany: The alleged ill-treatment of foreigners: a summary of recent concerns

Between September 1992 and May 1993, Amnesty International received fresh allegations of ill-treatment by police of foreigners, or of police failing to intervene during racist attacks. The following cases are given: the alleged ill-treatment of residents of Granitz refugee hostel during a police raid in June 1992; the alleged inadequacy of the police response to a racist attack on Ali Ajdadi; the death in prison of Ibrahim Bayraktar; alleged ill-treatment by the Berlin police: the cases of Thiyagarajah P.; Mohammed, a 27-year-old Sri Lankan; and Habib J. This paper also updates two cases first reported in Concerns in Europe, May 1992 – October 1992 (EUR 01/04/92): the racist attacks on a hostel for asylum-seekers in Rostock, and the case of Amadeu Antonio Kiowa.

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