Police in Bremen reacts to criticism and hires a speaker for diversity and anti-discrimination

The lawyer Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi will work for the Bremen police from October.

Your post should take on a "pioneering role" and critically monitor police work.

• Bremen's police

  react to the ongoing

  debate

  on

  racism

  .

• New

  speaker to

  promote

  diversity and anti-discrimination

  .

• The lawyer Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi takes over the newly created position.

Bremen

- The Bremen police are introducing a new post.

The

has been working in the field of

for a long time

and, as a

discrimination 

, is now supposed to

develop a concept to promote the "internal and external relations of the Bremen police" in this area.

The police are reacting to an ongoing debate about racist and discriminatory behavior by

Police Bremen: Officer for diversity and discrimination on duty from October

The

will have a new colleague from October 1, 2020.

The

will take over the newly created post of

.

With their attitude, the police want to "consistently continue the path in this area", said Police President Dirk Fasse about the new position.

Errahmouni-Rimi should help the police to "reflect on and question their actions regularly", according to a current press release from the Bremen police.

New advisor for diversity and anti-discrimination

With Ms. Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi, the #Polizei #Bremen will get from 01.10.

Reinforcement in the area of ​​diversity and anti-discrimination.

The lawyer has many years of experience in this area.

👉 https://t.co/Ztmpuerxi8

- Bremen Police (@BremenPolizei) September 21, 2020

Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi

has already worked in the field of

advice

for companies and in the public service, including as a consultant for

for the Bremen public service.

From there, she brings experience with administrative structures.

Errahmouni-Rimi has already led courses for

trainees

in

and

and trained managers of the

.

Debate about racism and discrimination among the police in Germany

The

responded with the attitude of

on an ongoing debate about

and

.

“The focus is currently on the police throughout Germany and is often faced with the charge of acting in a discriminatory or even racist manner.

Cases, such as the one currently in North Rhine-Westphalia, where right-wing extremist chat groups were suspected of being discovered by the police, can permanently damage trust in the security authorities, ”the press release said.

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Bremen's police react to the current debate about racism and police violence.

(Symbol photo)

© Karsten Klama / dpa / picture alliance

The

have been dealing with this issue for years.

With the new

, the authority would like to take on a

.

This has already been done in the past.

The Bremen police cited a conference on the subject of

, an internally created function as an

and the proclamation of a theme year on the subject of

as examples

.

The new police officer in Bremen discusses police work in an online magazine

From October 1, 2020,

should develop a "holistic and practically applicable concept of how

in the internal and external relations of the

can be further promoted," says the authority.

It was only in June 2020 that the lawyer published an article about racism and police work in MiGAZIN, an online magazine about migration and integration.

The article calls

next training "a good mistake culture and a transparent and qualified complaint system for the internal relations, but also for the citizens." In addition, the lawyer, says that the

have an obligation and with "concepts and themes" have to deal.

Errahmouni-Rimi is now taking on a central role in this dispute.