Indicator in all countries

Complaints regarding ethnic discrimination received by Equality Body/Agency/Court

• Austria

  In 2008, the Equal Treatment Bodies received a total of 478 inquiries on grounds of ethnic discrimination.

• 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.

• Cyprus

  The complaints for the year 2010 received by the Equality Body were 166 in total.

• Denmark

  Cases decided by the Board of Equal Treatment (Ligebehandlingsnævnet): in 2009: 22; in 2010: 26

• Finland
• France

  In 2011 Public Defender of Rights, who replaced the High Commission Against Discrimination and for Equality (HALDE) , received 1926 complaints on the ground of origin (23,5%).

• Germany
• Greece

  The most recent available data is for the year 2010.

• Hungary

  95 complaints were received by the Equal Treatment Authority

• 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.

• Italy

  708 (from National Office Against Racial Discrimination, 2010).

• Poland

  In 2011, the Human Rights Defender received 64 cases regarding discrimination on grounds of nationality/ethnicity or race.

• 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).

• Romania

  In 2012, 61 complaints regarding ethnicity, 49 regarding nationality and 43 regarding language (in certain cases this can act as a proxy for nationality in Romania) reported by the Equality Body - National Council for Combating Discrimination

• Slovenia

  In the first six months of 2012 the police dealth with 37 offences motivated by personal characteristics, under the Article 297 of the Penal Code, prohibiting incitement to racial, ethnic and religious hatred and intolerance. Further, in the first six months of 2012 the police investigated 22 offences committed with intolerance motives.

• Spain

  no data

• Sweden

  In 2011, a total of 694 complaints of ethnic discrimination were received by the Equality Ombudsman. The  total complaints of dicrimination all grounds was 2353 complaints .