Indicator history

There are several examples of anti-racist and anti-discrimination organisations' activity having a positive impact on anti-racist policies. For example, in March 2011 the Human Rights Defender approached the Attorney General with regard to increasing the efficiency of prosecuting racist crimes. In his speech the HRD referred to results of studies among victims of racism and hate crime monitoring conducted by NGOs. Also in March 2011, as part of European Testing Night, non-governmental organizations carried out a test examining discrimination in access to the Polish capital's entertainment venues. Responding to the discriminatory practice indicated by the test, Warsaw's city authorities, in cooperation with NGOs, and (to a lesser extent) Warsaw's clubs, started working on the introduction of anti-discrimination regulations in the clubs and pubs. As a result, the prohibition of discrimination (on various grounds) is to be included in new or renewed lease agreements. There are plans to introduce mandatory rules and regulations, visible to the customers, which will clearly determine the door selection rules. Non-governmental organizations are involved in the creation of the equality programme for Polish capital, entitled "Diverse Warsaw".

Source: Letter of the Human Rights Defender http://www.rpo.gov.pl/index.php?md=9232&s=1&zaznacz=1#znalezione, Legal Intervention Assiaciation, Institute of Public Afairs.