Greece - 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
| Short Answer |
Yes, but the only operational Equality Body considers that there is a need of broadening the law's field of application and areas of protection |
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| Qualitative Info |
According to the HLHR-KEMO/i-RED RAXEN Complementary Data Collection National report 2010: "The Ombudsman considers that ‘the majority of cases of illegal discrimination investigated falls beyond the limited application scope of Statute 3304/2005 either because they regard areas of administrative activity beyond the limited ambit of employment and the relevant sectors of social protection, education and vocational training, or because they pertain to the authoritative rather than the public service jurisdiction of the State.'[1] This the reason for which discrimination is found but not established under the anti-discrimination law for the overwhelming majority of ethnic and racial discrimination cases (43 out of 49: 87,76% in 2008). The Ombudsman encourages a broadening of the law's field of application and areas of protection. The legislation in force leaves out 'the majority of cases of illegal discrimination investigated by (the Ombudsman).' Such individual or ex officio cases 'fall beyond the limited application scope of Statute 3304/2005 either because they regard areas of administrative activity beyond the limited ambit of employment and the relevant sectors of social protection, education and vocational training, or because they pertain to the authoritative rather than the public service jurisdiction of the State'. It is therefore 'necessary to proceed with a drastic statutory extension of its application scope beyond the employment sector, the social protection sector, in the narrow sense as well as the educational / vocational training and service sector’.[1]" [1] The Greek Ombudsman, Equality Body Annual Report 2008, p.29. http://www.synigoros.gr/diakriseis/pdfs_01/8293_1_2008_Annual_Report_on_Discrimination_Law_3304.2005.pdf
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities | |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Employment - labour market, Housing, Health and social protection, Education, Anti-discrimination, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life, Religion | |
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