Sweden - 2012
Are there NGOs - other civil society organisations supporting victims of discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin and religion in court?
- Code:
- RED43
- Key Area:
- Anti-racist Policies & Organisations
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes. |
| Qualitative Info |
So far, very few NGO's have taken discrimination cases to court. One good example of an NGO that has done that, is the Anti-discrimination bureau, Örebro Rättighetscenter [Örebro Rights Center] which made use of this right by filing their first law suit in a discrimination case to court. The case concerned a Roma woman who was forced to pay for gasoline in advance as well as having her rights violated through insulting remarks about her ethnicity. Örebro Rights Center filed a lawsuit against the petrol station for discrimination and demanded 20 000 SEK (2000 Euros) in compensation to the woman. The Göta Court of Appeal ruled in October 2011, that the petrol station exposed the woman to direct discrimination associated with the woman's ethnicity. The gas station was imposed to pay 5000 kronas (555 euros) in discrimination compensation to the woman. Source: The Antidiscrimination Act (2008:567),http://http://www.do.se/Documents/pdf/new_discrimination_law.pdf(accessed 04.03.2012)
Örebro Rights Center, 03.10.2010, http://www.adbsverige.se/(accessed 04.03.2012)
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Africans/black people, National minorities |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism |
| External Url | http://www.adbsverige.se/ |
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