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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
02/12/2011 - 12:43
Short Answer

No, the Organic Law 4 / 2000 on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration regulates discrimination by nationality.

Qualitative Info

The Law 4/2000, in its article number 32 defines discrimination as "any cact that directly or indirectly implies a diferentiation, exclution, restriction or preference agains a foreign person and based on its race, color, ancestry or national origin, ideology and religious practices. Having this discrimintation the gol of distroying or limminting, in equality conditions, the recognition or exercise of  human   rights and basic liberties in the political, social and cultural areas".

Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Policing - law enforcement, Anti-discrimination, Integration - social cohesion
External Url http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/lo4-2000.html
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