Resolution to act against anti-democratic and inhuman extremism

Policy Response DateJuly 16, 2009 Country: Austria Address: Linz General Type: Racist violence, Racist discourse, Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, On grounds of other belief
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Political discourse -parties - orgs Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Public Discourse, Political Discourse

The provincial assembly of Upper Austria (Oberösterreichischer Landtag) has adopted a resolution calling on the provincial government to implement measures in order to protect the Austrian democracy against extremist tendencies, to consequently prosecute anti-democratic, inhuman, neonazistic and anti-Semitic incidents and to enhance prevention work in this regard. Implementation of the resolution has been started.

Source: Beilage 1911/2009 zum kurzschriftlichen Bericht des Oö. Landtags, XXVI. Gesetzgebungsperiode, http://www1.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at/ltgbeilagen/blgtexte/20091911.htm (2011-09-28)