Indicator in all countries

Are there examples of anti-racist anti-discrimination organisations' activity having a positive impact on anti-racist policies?

• Austria

  Anti-racist/anti-discrimination activities of anti-discrimination NGOs have been an important factor for changing the political disourse and policies in recent years.

• Bulgaria

  No.

• Cyprus

  Not in a major way.

• Denmark

  Yes.

• Finland

  No.

• France

  Yes

• Germany

  One example of such initiatives is the network “NRW gegen Diskriminierung” (NRW against discrimination).

• Greece

  Yes

• Hungary

  The impact of NGOs is difficult to measure, because the involement of NGOs by the government into policy making or legislatiion processes is low, and the intensity of consultation mechanisms based on dialogue between the government and civil society is insufficient. 

• Ireland

  Since the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism closed in 2008, it is difficult to establish a causal relationship between public policy and NGO activity. One previous example is The Anti Racism Election Protocol which has played a part in all major political campaigns since the run up to the 2001 general election, as a result of an initiative of The European Network Against Racism (ENAR).

• Italy

  Yes

• Poland

  Yes.

• Portugal

  Anti-racist and anti-discrimination organisations have an impact on anti-racist policies in Portugal through public denunciation, but mainly through participation and consultation in equality commissions.

• Romania

  No outstanding initiative with a positive impact on anti-racist policies, but an initiative with a positive impact on the way the words "gypsy" (in Romanian "tigan") and "Roma" (in Romanian "rom") will be defined in the new edition of the  Romanian language dictionary to be issued under the supervision of the Romanian Academy of Sciences.

   

• Slovenia

  While there are no policies specifically targeting racism, NGOs who tackle racism through performing advocacy for migrants, asylum seekers and the erased contribute to better solutions through participation in the process of drafting of legislation concerning their target groups such as Aliens Act and International Protection Act.

• Spain

  Yes.

• Sweden

  Yes. Anti-racist/anti-discrimination activities of NGOs have been an important factor for changing the political disourse and policies in recent years