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During the corona pandemic, there were significantly more cases of discrimination in Germany. According to the anti-discrimination agency, many people of Asian appearance were affected.
According to the Federal Agency Against Discrimination, the corona pandemic has caused a significant increase in cases of discrimination. The pandemic “acted as a fire accelerator for the discrimination of individual groups of people,” said bureau chief Bernhard Franke of Germany’s publishing network.
The number of requests for advice has increased dramatically: at the end of November, more than 6,000 cases had been registered, compared to 3,200 cases in the same period in 2019.
Sharp increase in racial discrimination
In terms of racial profiling, there was an increase of more than 70 percent in October, Franke said. First of all, people with Asian appearance were discriminated against, abused and sometimes violently attacked. “He was denied access to stores with the comment that he did not want to bring Corona home,” Franke wrote.
Sinti and Roma, “whose houses were effectively cordoned off for the public,” were also affected by discrimination in connection with the corona pandemic. People of Turkish or Arab origin felt under general suspicion “because individual wedding celebrations had caused outbreaks of infection.” It was also celebrated in other places, for example in Bavarian villages. “And the virus does not differentiate between ethnic groups, as little in Neukölln as in Hildburghausen,” Franke said. In crises, however, there is a tendency to look for scapegoats.
Inquiries about the mask requirement
There have also been a number of inquiries about the mask requirement, especially from people unable to wear mouth and nose protection due to a disability, according to the anti-discrimination agency.
However, “Corona deniers and conspiracy theorists have styled themselves victims of discrimination because of the mask requirement.” However, it is not a matter of discrimination under the law if you refuse to wear a mask because you consider the virus to be harmless or part of a conspiracy. Franke emphasized: “If masked opponents equip themselves with pseudo-certificates, which they print, for example, from the Internet, it is at the expense of people with disabilities that they really have problems. They are discredited because the veracity of the certificates is fundamentally in question. “
The Federal Agency Against Discrimination offers advice to people who are discriminated against on the basis of ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual or gender identity, age or disability. The General Law of Equal Treatment (AGG) constitutes the basis of the job of the position.
