Does nationality, citizenship serve as a ground for discrimination in access to public goods and services, employment and/or deprivation of economic and social rights?

Code:: RED4
Key Area:: Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
Strand(s):: Discrimination

21/12/2011 - 10:56

Short Answer

YES. "Nationality" is expressly mentioned in the list of grounds of discrimination. However this is usually interpreted in the Romanian language as a person belonging to one of the 18 national minorities living in Romania who have also Romanian citizenship. The term "citizenship" is not mentioned as such in the list, but it could be covered by the expression "any other ground".

Qualitative Info

Source:

Art.2.(1) of the Governmental Ordinance No. 137 of 31 August 2000 on preventing and sanctioning all forms of discrimination, republished with amendments in the Official Journal No.99 of 8 February 2007 prescribes an open-ended list of grounds of discrimination.

Groups affected/interested

Type (R/D)

Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas

External Url

http://cncd.org.ro/legislatie/?language=en

Situation(s)

Library

Indicator history

Romania - 2012

Does nationality, citizenship serve as a ground for discrimination in access to public goods and services, employment and/or deprivation of economic and social rights?