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Are there mechanisms in place to collect data on racial discrimination in line with data protection legislation as an effective means of, monitoring and reviewing policies and practices to combat racial discrimination and promote racial equality?

Code:
RED8
Key Area:
Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
Strand(s):
Discrimination, Equality
11/01/2012 - 14:38
Short Answer

No official mechanism in place, some civil society data collection mechanisms are created

Qualitative Info

The Ombudsman, as Equality Body, collects data on complaints received and issues assessments in its Annual Report.

The RAXEN NFP HLHR-KEMO begun collecting and producing data on racist violence and discrimination in 2007.

i-RED established the first online tool for reporting istances and incidents of racism and discrimination (i-RED Racist Violence & Crime Database) and together with the RAXEN NFP reported data on racist and hate crime in 2011.

 

Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities
Type (R/D) Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Policing - law enforcement, Media, Internet, Anti-discrimination
External Url http://www.i-red.eu/?i=institute.en.publications.210
Situation(s)
Library
RAXEN Thematic Study: Racist and related hate crimes in the EU - Greece