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Sweden - 2012

Discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin and/or religion is prohibited in all the areas provided for by the EU Directives?

Code:
RED6
Key Area:
Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
Strand(s):
Discrimination
12/03/2012 - 13:54
Short Answer

Yes.
Qualitative Info

 

Directive 2000/43/EC is now implemented mainly by the new Discrimination Act. The Discrimination Act (2008:567) contains prohibitions of discrimination that apply to:

  • Working life, Sections 1-4. 2. 
  • Education, Sections 5-8. 3.
  • Labour market policy activities and employment services not under public contract, Section 9. 4.
  • Starting or running a business and professional recognition, Section 10. 5.
  • Membership of certain organisations, Section 11. 6.
  • Goods services housing and meetings or public events, Section 12. 7.
  • Health and medical care and social services, Section 13. 8.
  • Social insurance system, unemployment insurance and financial aid for studies, Section 14. 9. 
  • National military service and civilian service, Sections 15-16. 10.
  • Public employment, Section 17.
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Source: 

The Discrimination Act (2008:567), http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/11/81/87/f6e1a2b8.pdf (accessed 2012-03-10). 

 

 

Per Norberg, Report on measures to combat discrimination, Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC, Country Report 2010, Sweden, http://www.non-discrimination.net/content/media/2010-SE-Country%20Report%20LN_final.pdf (p. 11) (Accessed 2012-03-10). 

 

 
Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities
Type (R/D) Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Intra-ethnic, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Anti-discrimination
External Url http://www.non-discrimination.net/content/media/2010-SE-Country%20Report%20LN_final.pdf
Situation(s)
Library
The Swedish Discrimination Act SFS 2008:567