Greece - 2012
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
Short Answer |
No official mechanism in place, some civil society data collection mechanisms are created |
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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.
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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 | |
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Short Answer |
Yes. Police Directorates and specially assigned Prosecutor in addition to civil society data collection mechanisms.
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Qualitative Info |
Since December 2012 a network of 68 competent Police directorates throughout the country and 2 central Departments are assigned the task of collecting data and reporting on racist violence. The 70 new local/regional Police offices against racist violence announced by the Greek Public order minister started to operate on January 2013. They are staffed by 200 police officers in 68 offices throughout the country + 2 central departments in Athens. Furthermore, the Ombudsman, as Equality Body, collects data on complaints received and issues assessments in its Annual Report. In addition, the RAXEN NFP HLHR-KEMO begun collecting and producing data on racist violence and discrimination in 2007 and 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. Sources:
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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 | |
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