Launch of Racist Violence Recording Network

Policy Response DateOctober 1, 2011 Country: Greece Address: Athens General Type: Racist violence, Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-racism

The National Commission for Human Rights and the Office of the UN Refugee Agency in Greece created a pilot Racist Violence Recording Network in collaboration with several partners and human rights organisations [1]. On October 1st, 2012, The Racist Violence Recording Network launched a "pilot program aimed at systematically recording racially motivated acts of violence. A common Racist Incident Record Form is used allowing thus to get a clear and complete view on the quantitative and qualitative trends of racist violence in Greece." [2, 3]

"The Network is open to all organisations and bodies, which come into contact with victims of racist violence because of their legal, medical, social or other support services. All organisations willing to participate in the Network are kindly invited to contact either the National Commission for Human Rights or the UN Refugee Agency in Greece." [2, 3]

Sources:

  1. Office of the UN Refugee Agency in Greece, Campaign, http://www.1againstracism.gr/index.php/en/, Accessed on 17.03.2012.
  2. Office of the UN Refugee Agency in Greece, Δίκτυο Καταγραφής Ρατσιστικής Βίας (Racist Violence Recording Network), http://www.unhcr.gr/nea/deltia-typoy/artikel/1c6a1d8a78c82bb64063a84a7edbbabb/-76a092aa24.html, Accessed on 17.03.2012.
  3. Artivist e-magazine, 24.10.2011, Greece: Racist Violence Recording Network, http://www.artivist.gr/en/2011/10/racist-violence/, Accessed on 17.03.2012.