2011
Complaints regarding ethnic discrimination received by Equality Body/Agency/Court
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Austria
In 2008, the Equal Treatment Bodies received a total of 478 inquiries on grounds of ethnic discrimination.
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Bulgaria
There is no information on the number of complaints about racial discrimination. Of all 838 complaints received in 2010, the CPD initiated 22 cases about discrimination on the basis of ethnicity.
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Cyprus
The complaints for the year 2010 received by the Equality Body were 166 in total.
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Denmark
Cases decided by the Board of Equal Treatment (Ligebehandlingsnævnet): in 2009: 22; in 2010: 26
- Finland
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France
In 2010 (most available data) the HALDE received 3343 complaints on the ground of origin (27%).
- Germany
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Greece
The most recent available data is for the year 2010.
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Hungary
95 complaints were received by the Equal Treatment Authority
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Ireland
The Equality Tribunal in Ireland decides, or to mediates, claims of unlawful discrimination. Between 2008 and 2009 it dealt with 1992 referrals, 686 of which where specifically on the grounds of race.
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Italy
708 (from National Office Against Racial Discrimination, 2010).
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Poland
In 2010, the Human Rights Defender received 38 cases regarding discrimination on grounds of nationality/ethnicity or race, religion or belief.
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Portugal
The total number of complaints received in 2010 by UAVIDRE [Unit for the Support to Immigrant Victims and Victims of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination] the independent agency established with financial support of the Equality Body, was 409 (four hundred and nine).
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Romania
55 cases in 2010 - equality body - National Council for Combating Discrimination
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Slovenia
In 2010 the Advocate of the principle of Equality dealt with 3 complaints concerning alleged ethnic discrimination, out of 33 in total. The information for 2011 is not available yet. One complaint on ethnic discrimination was lodged to the Social Inspectorate in 2010.
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Spain
no data
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Sweden
In 2010, a total of 992 complaints were received.