Racist crime & speech
Every day ethnic and religious minorities face racist crime and violence across the EU. They are not targeted randomly by perpetrators, but simply because of who they are or perceived as. Racist crimes must be recorded, reported, investigated, prosecuted and result in criminal sanctions. read more
Latest news
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- Holistic approach to tackling illegal content online
- Racist poster by Italian far-right party calls for urgent reaction by (...)
Quick Facts
- 1 in 4 respondents from a minority group has been a victim of crime at least once in the past year
- 47,210 racist crimes were officially recorded in the EU in 2013, but it’s only the tip of the iceberg
- 40 to 60% of reported racist crimes are not fully investigated by police in the Czech Republic and Italy
Our members’ work
Check out ENAR member organisations’ initiatives on racist crime and speech at national and local level
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Racist crime in Europe - increasing, under-reported, destroying lives
With the support of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union, the Open Society Foundations, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the Sigrid Rausing Trust
