People of colour are disproportionately affected by the crisis, even as far-right parties seek to scapegoat them, campaigners warn
The 40 sq metre apartment had everything that Hamado Dipama was looking for: one bedroom, a bath and a good location in the southern German city of Augsburg. When he called to set up a viewing, however, the landlord kept asking him where he was from.
“It was really bizarre,” said Dipama. “I told him that I didn’t know what that had to do with his rental. And he hung up on me.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/08/double-punishment-the-racial-discrimination-in-europes-rental-housing-market
Author : Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent
Publish date : 2024-05-08 04:00:34
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