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European Network Against Racism 2006 Shadow Report

23-11-2007

Manifestations of racism in Europe continue. Some forms of racism are on the increase, notably Islamophobia. There has also been a significant upsurge of racist violence and crime. These are the conclusions of ENAR’s (European Network Against Racism) 2006 Shadow Report on racism in Europe. The report also underlines that there has been a rise in extremist organisations and political parties expressing racist sentiments, not only on the margins of politics but increasingly within the mainstream and even within government.

The ENAR 2006 Shadow Report evaluates the most important developments concerning racism in Europe in the year 2006. This report is the third edition of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Shadow Report on Racism in Europe.

The report focuses on eight areas:

Employment
Housing
Education
Health
Policing and racial profiling
Racist violence and crime
Access to goods and services
Media including the Internet

The report discusses the following important negative trends:

There has been a notable rise in extremist organisations and political parties expressing racist sentiments
Migration policy is becoming more restrictive, which can have a negative effect on the integration of ethnic minorities and third country nationals
Measures adopted by governments to counter terrorism raise concern for the protection of human rights and are resulting in racialisation of the security agenda

On the positive side, the following developments were noticed:

Improvement in relation to implementation of anti-discrimination legislation
Multiple discrimination is increasingly recognised, but measures to address it are still at an early stage

Source: European Network Against Racism

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