Italy - 2012
Is the State or are state representatives reported to engage in discriminatory acts or practices by independent authoritative sources?
- Code:
- RED11
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes |
| Qualitative Info |
In Italy, at national and local level there are many independent authoritative sources which have reported several discrimitation practices and acts by state or state representatives. The most important national sources are Caritas, ISMU Foundation and ASGI. Caritas and ISMU Foundation publish every year an annual report on the state of migration, while ASGI regularly publishes on his web site updated information and documents regarding the national immigration law and cases of institutional discrimination taking place in Italy. At the local level, a good example of anti-discrimination observatory is Articolo 3. Osservatorio sulle discriminazioni, created in Mantua in 2008. It publishes a monthly newsletter and an annual report on every type of discrimination (e.g. institutional). It particurarly focuses his attention on municipalities policies which can be considered discriminating agaisnt migrants and minorities. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Homophobia, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion |
| External Url | www.asgi.it; www.ismu.org; www.caritasitalia.it; www.articolo3.org |
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