Austria - 2012
Is there a direct participation of anti-racist, anti-discrimination and victim group organisations in consultation and development, promotion, implementation of anti-racist and anti-discrimination law and/or policies?
- Code:
- RED42
- Key Area:
- Anti-racist Policies & Organisations
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
NGOs active in the field of anti-discrimination are actively invited to give their statements on draft legislation in their field of competence. |
| Qualitative Info |
NGOs working in the field of anti-discrimination are actively invited to give their statements on draft legislation in their field of competence. Recommendations made in such statements have actually contributed to changes in legislation in force like the incorporation of discrimination on grounds of association, an increase of minimum compensations and the inclusion of a prohibition of discriminatory advertisements in housing in the most recent amendments of the Equal Treatment Act. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement, Employment - labour market, Housing, Health and social protection, Education, Anti-discrimination |
| External Url | http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/ME/ME_00179/index.shtml |
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