News of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
Alarming levels of hate speech: Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission’s new annual report
Racist, anti-LGBTI and other forms of hate speech can fuel hate-motivated violence, especially when left unchallenged. In its annual report published today, the Council of Europe’s body ECRI (European Commission against Racism and Intolerance) voices its deep concern about the ripple effects of...
Council of Europe anti-racism Commission to prepare report on Germany
A delegation of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) visited Germany from 4 to 8 May 2026 as the first step in the preparation of a monitoring report. The visit was preceded by online meetings on 27 and 28 April 2026. During the visit, which was carried out within the...
Council of Europe anti-racism Commission to prepare report on Greece
A delegation of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) visited Greece from 20 to 24 April 2026 as the first step in the preparation of a monitoring report. The visit was preceded by online meetings on 16 April 2026. During the visit, which was carried out within the...
ECRI holds its 100th plenary meeting and hearings of national specialists dealing with racial profiling by law enforcement officials
ECRI held its 100th plenary meeting in Strasbourg, which took place from 17 to 19 March 2026. On 17 March, ECRI held an exchange of views with Alison Heydari, Director for the Police Race Action Plan, National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), United Kingdom, and Jair Schalkwijk, representative of...
CERD-ECRI joint statement International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Michał Balcerzak, Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the United Nations anti-racism body, and Bertil Cottier, Chair of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), the Council of Europe’s anti-racism body, call for renewed commitment...
Council of Europe anti-racism body ECRI publishes conclusions on how Iceland, Luxembourg, North Macedonia and Poland implement its priority recommendations
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), a Council of Europe independent expert body, has published today its conclusions on the implementation by Iceland, Luxembourg, North Macedonia and Poland of its recommendations provided in 2023, for which priority follow-up was...
The Netherlands: Anti-racism experts see progress and remaining challenges on equality, hate speech and integration
The authorities in the Netherlands have made significant progress tackling racism and intolerance in recent years but a number of issues still give rise to concern, according to Council of Europe experts. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has today published its latest...
Equality and Democracy: Key Highlights from ECRI’s 2025 Annual Seminar with Equality Bodies
How can Europe safeguard equality and human rights amid growing political pressure, rising polarisation and rapid technological change? These were among the central questions discussed at ECRI’s 2025 Annual Seminar with Equality Bodies, held in Strasbourg on 23-24 October 2025. The seminar,...
ECRI holds its 99th plenary meeting and organises an exchange of views with the President and other Judges of the European Court of Human Rights
ECRI held its 99th plenary meeting in Strasbourg, which took place from 2 to 5 December 2025. On 4 December, ECRI held an exchange of views with Mattias Guyomar, President of the European Court of Human Rights, and with Davor Derenčinović, María Elósegui and Gilberto Felici, all Judges at the...
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) presents its new recommendations to the Finnish Government at a discussion event in Finland
On 4 December 2025, Ögmundur Jónasson, one of ECRI’s Rapporteurs for Finland, delivered a presentation at the discussion event organised by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The event focused on the recommendations issued to Finland by ECRI in its Sixth Report on Finland, published on 28...
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