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against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
ECRI is the Council of Europe’s independent human rights monitoring body
specialised in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia,
antisemitism and intolerance.
ECRI's action covers all measures needed to combat violence, discrimination
and prejudice against persons or groups of persons on the grounds of their
race, colour, language, religion, nationality or national or ethnic origin.
European Commission against Racism and
Intolerance deeply concerned by situation of Roma in France
[24/08/2010] In a report published
in June 2010, the European Commission against Racism and
Intolerance (ECRI) had called on the French authorities to
combat the racist attitudes and hostility harboured by the
majority population vis-à-vis this community. In recent weeks
high-ranking officials have made political statements and the
Government has taken action stigmatising Roma migrants. The
latter are held collectively responsible for criminal offences
and singled out for abusing EU legislation on freedom of
movement. ECRI can only express disappointment about this most
negative development. (more
...)
Publication of ECRI's Annual Report
2009
[08/07/2010]
ECRI
has released its annual activity report for 2009, which describes main activities in the
course of the year and highlights the main trends with regard to racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance
across Europe.(more)
ECRI:
Four new reports on racism
[15/06/2010]
The
ECRI publishes today four new reports examining racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in
France, Georgia, Poland and “the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia”. ECRI’s Chair, Nils Muiznieks, said that while there
have been positive developments in certain areas, other issues
remain sources of concern in these countries. Report on France Report on Georgia Report on Poland Report on “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
ECRI's Round table in Germany
[06/05/2010]
ECRI is holding its next round table on 12 May 2010, in Berlin.
The main themes of this Round table are: 1) legislative and
institutional framework on combating racial discrimination, 2)
preventing and responding effectively to racism and 3)
integration (more)
Joint statement on the occasion
of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination
[19/03/2010]
In a joint statement ahead of the International Day for the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the OSCE’s Office for
Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Council of
Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
(ECRI) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
(FRA) strongly condemn manifestations of racism and xenophobia,
with a particular focus on the Internet (more)
ECRI releases four new reports on racism
[02/03/2010
08:00] The European Commission against Racism and
Intolerance (ECRI) released today four new reports examining
racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in Albania,
Austria, Estonia and the United Kingdom. ECRI’s Chair, Nils Muiznieks, has said that, while there have been improvements in
certain areas, other issues continue to give rise to concern in
those countries.
Report on Albania
Report on Austria
Report on Estonia
Report on the United Kingdom
ECRI’s 50th Plenary
Session
[21/12/2009
08:00] ECRI held its 50th plenary session from 15 to
18 December 2009 in Strasbourg. On this occasion, it organised
an exchange of views with the new Secretary General of the
Council of Europe and its three former Chairs. ECRI elected a
new Chair, Nils Muiznieks, who will assume office on 1 January
2010. (more)
Statement by the
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance on the ban of
the construction of minarets in Switzerland
[01/12/2009
08:00] The European Commission against Racism and
Intolerance (ECRI) wishes to express its deep concern about the
results of the Swiss popular initiative which approved the
inclusion, in the Federal Constitution, of a new provision
banning the construction of minarets.
In
its report on Switzerland published on 15 September 2009,
ECRI clearly regretted that “an initiative that infringes human
rights can be put to vote”. ECRI added that it “very much hoped
that it would be rejected”.
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FRANCAIS 
[24/08/2010] In a report published
in June 2010, the European Commission against Racism and
Intolerance (ECRI) had called on the French authorities to
combat the racist attitudes and hostility harboured by the
majority population vis-à-vis this community. In recent weeks
high-ranking officials have made political statements and the
Government has taken action stigmatising Roma migrants. The
latter are held collectively responsible for criminal offences
and singled out for abusing EU legislation on freedom of
movement. ECRI can only express disappointment about this most
negative development. (
[08/07/2010]
ECRI
has released its annual activity report for 2009, which describes main activities in the
course of the year and highlights the main trends with regard to racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance
across Europe.
[15/06/2010]
The
ECRI publishes today four new reports examining racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in
France, Georgia, Poland and “the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia”. ECRI’s Chair, Nils Muiznieks, said that while there
have been positive developments in certain areas, other issues
remain sources of concern in these countries.
[06/05/2010]
ECRI is holding its next round table on 12 May 2010, in Berlin.
The main themes of this Round table are: 1) legislative and
institutional framework on combating racial discrimination, 2)
preventing and responding effectively to racism and 3)
integration (
[19/03/2010]
In a joint statement ahead of the International Day for the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the OSCE’s Office for
Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Council of
Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
(ECRI) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
(FRA) strongly condemn manifestations of racism and xenophobia,
with a particular focus on the Internet (
[02/03/2010
08:00] The European Commission against Racism and
Intolerance (ECRI) released today four new reports examining
racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in Albania,
Austria, Estonia and the United Kingdom. ECRI’s Chair, Nils Muiznieks, has said that, while there have been improvements in
certain areas, other issues continue to give rise to concern in
those countries. 
[21/12/2009
08:00] ECRI held its 50th plenary session from 15 to
18 December 2009 in Strasbourg. On this occasion, it organised
an exchange of views with the new Secretary General of the
Council of Europe and its three former Chairs. ECRI elected a
new Chair, Nils Muiznieks, who will assume office on 1 January
2010. (
[01/12/2009
08:00] The European Commission against Racism and
Intolerance (ECRI) wishes to express its deep concern about the
results of the Swiss popular initiative which approved the
inclusion, in the Federal Constitution, of a new provision
banning the construction of minarets.