Racism against black, African people in Ireland third highest in Europe and on the rise, EU report finds
Black children in Ireland faced the highest levels of bullying, racist comments and physical attacks across the member states surveyed, the report said. Photograph: iStock
It found black children in Ireland faced the highest levels of bullying, racist comments and physical attacks across the member states surveyed, while black Africans here faced greater discrimination in housing and employment than in most other states. There were 524 respondents In Ireland. The median age was 35 and 52 per cent were women. Almost two-thirds were Irish citizens and had been in Ireland for 14 years on average. Some 82 per cent were Christian and 12 per cent Muslim.
Almost a quarter of black, African parents said their children had been physically attacked, compared with 8 per cent in the EU13. “These are the highest rates among the countries surveyed,” says the report.
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