Diaries of Unaccountable Exclusion: Racist Violence Against Street-Connected People
STEPS for Rosa Luxemburg Greece
In recent years, STEPS with its constant presence on the street, has witnessed manyincidents where street – connected individuals are assaulted based on status and not necessarily on characteristics. This discrimination and racism against homeless and refugees – immigrants is directly related to the way in which the problem is perceived and acted upon, both by the state and public institutions, the police and, ultimately, by the citizens themselves.
As part of the effort to identify and manage these cases, STEPS has carried out a number of actions during these months in order, on the one hand, to record cases of marginalization and
human rights violations and, on the other hand, to highlight them and awaken both civil society organizations and public bodies and state institutions.
The challenges have been many, as well as the difficulties we have faced and continue to face during this effort, which aims to inform and raise awareness in society about the vulnerability of the population living on thestreets, as well as the multiple forms of discrimination and violence they experience on a daily basis.
