Italy - 2012
Is legal support for victims available from public agencies/bodies? Is there access for victims to assistance and justice?
- Code:
- RED12
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
Yes. |
| Qualitative Info |
Although the reception of the European directive on discrimination in Italy does not require the Unar can act directly in court, if the victim of discrimination goes to trial, the office as well as providing a list of associations that can offer free help, for example free legal aid, follows the entire judicial process until the end. Source: Unar, Parità di trattamento e uguaglianza in Italia. Un anno contro ogni forma e causa di discriminazione, Armando Editore, Roma, 2011 - http://www.unar.it |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Ethnic minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism |
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