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Specialised bodies to combat racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance at national level

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INTRODUCTION

AUSTRIA
Equal Treatment Commission
Office for Equal Opportunities

BELGIUM
Centre for Equal Opportunities and the Fight against Racism

CYPRUS
Office of the Commissioner for Administration

DENMARK
Danish Institute for Human Rights

ESTONIA
Chancellor of Justice

FINLAND
Office of the Ombudsman for Minorities
National Discrimination Tribunal

FRANCE
National Authority for Combating Discrimination and Promoting Equality

HUNGARY
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Rights of National and Ethnic Minorities
Equal Treatment Authority

IRELAND
Equality Authority
Equality Tribunal

ITALY
Office against Racial Discrimination

LITHUANIA
Equal Opportunities Ombudsman

THE NETHERLANDS
Equal Treatment Commission

PORTUGAL
Commission for Equality and against Racial Discrimination

ROMANIA
National Council for Combating Discrimination

SLOVAKIA
Slovak National Centre for Human Rights

SWEDEN
Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination

SWITZERLAND
Federal Commission against Racism

APPENDIX
ECRI’s General policy Recommendation N° 2: Specialised bodies to combat racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance at national level (adopted on 13 June 1997)
ECRI’s General Policy Recommendation N° 7: National legislation to combat racism and racial discrimination (adopted on 13 December 2002) - Extracts: Common provisions