Vom Polizeigriff zum Übergriff

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Exhibition

Date:
14^th to 28^th April 07

Place:
Foyer des Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte
Greifswalderstraße 4,
10405 Berlin-Prenzlauerberg

Times:
Mon, Wed, Fri 10.00 - 20.00
Tues, Thurs 10.00 - 17.00
Sat 12.00 – 18.00

Guided talks:
Mon, Wed , Fri 17.00 – 20.00
Sat 12.00 – 18.00
Further appointments can be specially arranged

Grand opening:
Friday the 13^th April 2007, 18.00

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Discussion

Stop and (no) go
Racism and the police force

When:
Friday the 13^th of April 2007, 19.00

Where:
Robert-Havemann-Saal des Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte
Greifswalderstraße 4,
10405 Berlin-Prenzlauerberg

Organiser:
Kampagne für Opfer rassistischer Polizeigewalt, Bildungswerk der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

Exhibition

Sadly many people in Germany live with the reality of being insulted, victimised, kicked and beaten by the police. As well as left-wingers, prostitutes and homeless people, more and more immigrants are becoming victims of police violence. They tell of systematic violation which begins with “suspected independant” control, follows on with racists insults and ends with the victim being kicked and beaten. For those affected, violation of justice frequently means that they have the feeling that they are powerless compared to the police force and the state. This (the feeling of violation) could be strengthen further through the slim chance that they may face a punishment or disciplinary penalty against them. Due to unfair accounts of the violation and a systematic lack of persecution and sanctioning for acts of violation it is normally the victim and not the perpretator that is condemned for the act of violation against them.

• Are thugs in uniforms simply only “black sheep” and therefore only vicitms of their working conditions? Or are there structural deficiencies within the police force which allows or even promotes violation of justice?
• Why do more and more immigrants come into the police force’s field of vision and become victims of violation of justice? Is racism in the police force only a reflection of the mind of society or is there more behind it?
• Why are offenders protected by their colleagues, those high up in the police force, and politicians? And why is there no need for offenders to fear a conviction for the violation while many of those affected by it, alone out of fear of a complaint being made against them, do not give a full account of what has happened?

The event “From police control to violation of justice” will seek to answer all of these and many more questions and will also seek to give a voice to those affected by violation of justice.

Eröffnung:	Freitag, 13. April 2007, 18 Uhr
Zeitraum:	Vom 14. bis zum 28. April 2007
Ort:	Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte, Robert-Havemann-Saal Greifswalder Str. 4, 10405 Berlin-Prenzlauerberg Tram M4, Bus 240 „Am Friedrichshain”
Öffnungszeiten:	Mo, Mi, Fr 10 - 20 Uhr Di, Do 10 - 17 Uhr Sa 12 - 18 Uhr
Führung:	Mo, Mi , Fr 17 - 20 Uhr Sa 12 - 18 Uhr Weitere Termine nach Absprache

Die Ausstellung kann ab Mai 2007 unentgeltlich ausgeliehen werden. Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns möglichst frühzeitig, wenn Sie hieran Interesse haben.

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