Appointment of the first head of Anti-Discrimination Contact Point in Upper Austria

Policy Response DateJanuary 24, 2006 Country: Austria Address: Linz General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, On grounds of other belief
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-discrimination

In January 2006, the federal province of Upper Austria appointed the first head of its Anti-Discrimination Contact Point for a period of three years. She started working on March 1st, 2006.

Source: Landeskorrespondenz, (2006-01-24), Mag.a Katja Hengerer zur Leiterin der Antidiskriminierungsstelle beim Amt der Oö. Landesregierung bestellt“, available at: http://www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3DCFCFC3-5491F4B1/ooe/hs.xsl/44623_DEU_HTML.htm#Sub%20Sitzung202006, (2006-02-17)