ECR President differentiates criticism of Weltwoche article
Martine Brunschwig Graf, President of the Federal Commission against Racism (FCR), differentiates her criticism of the Weltwoche article on Roma criminality in an interview. The cover image is generalizing, but the article as such is fine.
In an interview published in Weltwoche on Thursday, the FCR President and former FDP National Councillor from Geneva said that the cover picture does not suggest that only individual Roma are causing problems. The cover picture suggests that all Roma are criminals. The image is completely out of place on the cover of a Swiss magazine.
"I think the article as such is fine," says Brunschwig Graf verbatim. The description of the criminal Roma gangs is not the point that the FCR criticizes in Weltwoche. The Roma are already discriminated against in their countries of origin. At present, little is needed in Switzerland to stir up prejudice against Roma. The FCR will examine where the limits of reporting lie, continued its president. The Commission will then make recommendations.
However, the ECR will not launch an anti-World Week campaign. All comparisons based on blanket judgments and stigmatization are bad. This also applies to the Nazi cudgel that is swung against Weltwoche in Internet forums, said Brunschwig Graf. (SDA)
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