Indicator in all countries

Cases solved / corrected / settled

• Austria

  In 2010, the Equal Treatment Commission examined a total of 62 cases concerning discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin. In 2011 the ETC examined 75 cases.

• Bulgaria

  12

• Cyprus

  No relevant data available.

• Denmark

  n/a

• Finland

  No data available.

• France

  The HALDE notes in its annual report that there were positives outcomes following its 5 decisions concerning discrimination on the ground of origin in 2010.

  In 2010 567 condemnations were pronounced for racist, anti-Semitic or discriminatory offences by Criminal Courts.

• Germany

  No data available.

• Greece

  The most recent available data concern the year 2009, according to which 8 cases were settled.

• Hungary

  12

• Ireland

  Data regarding cases brought to the Equality Tribunal and outcomes of such can be found in Equality Tribunal Annual Report 2009. The report does not specify the numbers/results of cases where ethnic discrimination were solved.

• Italy

  414.

• Poland

  45 cases regarding discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, race, religion and belief were completed by the Human Rights Defender in 2010.

• Portugal

  There is no information available

• Romania

  In 2012, 705 solutions were issued by the equality body - National Council for Combating Discrimination. This number inludes all types of situations claimed in certain cases (there were cases where, within a decision, the NCCD issued more solutions).

• Slovenia

  In 2010 ethnic discrimination was not found in any of the three cases dealt with by the Advocate of the Principle of Equality. Therefore cases were not settled or solved. 

• Spain

  no data

• Sweden

  In 2011, the Equality Ombudsman (DO) reached 49 settlements and took 8 cases to court.