"“We are responding to an average of five serious incidents a week, while the figure for 2012 was an average of one a week,” said ICI chief executive Denise Charlton. “At first glance this can appear alarming, but it is also a sign that barriers which previously prevented people from coming forward are being overcome. “Previous research by the Immigrant Council confirmed that people are often reluctant to report racism for a variety of reasons, for example a fear of being perceived as being a troublemaker, concerns about implications for their status in Ireland and a distrust in the police as a result of past experience in their home country." irishexaminer/ireland/50-racist-incidents-reported-in-just-10-weeks-235596.html
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:44:51 +0000
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