Equality Body Anti-discrimination Strategy

Policy Response DateAugust 29, 2007 Country: Romania General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Employment - labour market, Housing, Health and social protection, Education, Culture, Media, Sport, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Religion

Through Order 286/29.08.2007, the National Council for Combating Discrimination (NCCD) approved the National Strategy for the implementation of measures for the prevention and combating of discrimination (2007-2013). The strategy sets the following objectives:

-         effective protection and remedy against discrimination;

-         ensuring inclusion and equality of chances in the economic field and in the field of employment and profession;

-         ensuring equality of access, participation and results in what regards public and private services destined to the large public;

-         intensifying the recognition and awareness of diversity regarding media, culture and sport;

-         focusing efforts on the implementation of a zero tolerance policy towards any forms of discrimination in the Romanian society.

In its annual reports, the NCCD presents various activities it has implemented during the year as being part of the Strategy.  [1] No independent assessment of the Strategy implementation is available.

 

Source:

1. NCCD Annual Reports are available scattered on the institution's website: http://www.cncd.org.ro/ (Accessed on 03.03.2012)