The Netherlands is set to apologise for slavery past in 2023
After much anticipation, the Dutch national media has reported that the Mark Rutte cabinet is finally set to issue a national apology for the trans-Atlantic slavery atrocities. The
ENAR, Equinox, and ERGO statement on the adoption of the European Parliament report on Racial Justice, Non-discrimination and Anti-Racism
Brussels, Belgium – 10 November 2022 We welcome the European Parliament’s adoption of the Report on Racial Justice, Non-discrimination and Anti-Racism which passed with overwhe
EVENT: Structural racism workshop on 9th November
The European Commission is organizing a 1-day workshop on Structural Racism in cooperation with the Finnish Ministry of Justice. The workshop aims to identify ways to combat and be
Oyidiya Oji speaks about Josep Borrell’s Garden/Jungle remarks on TRT World
In October, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell told a gathering of envoys in Belgium that “Europe is a garden. Most of the rest of the world is a jungle, and the jungle could
ENAR denounces Josep Borrell’s non-apology following racist remarks as EU Foreign Policy Chief and Vice-President of the EU Commission
Brussels, Belgium – 21 October 2022 Last week, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell told a gathering of envoys in Belgium that “Europe is a garden. Most of the rest of the wor
ENAR met with Barack Obama in Copenhagen
Amiirah Saleh-Hoddin, Vice-Chair of ENAR, met former President Barack Obama last week as part of a delegation composed of representatives from the Obama Foundation’s 202
ENAR Director General, Kim Smouter, calls for improvements to EU anti-discrimination legislation and policies at EESC public hearing
Last week, ENAR Director General—Kim L. Smouter—addressed policymakers, EU institutions and civil society representatives at a European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) pub
2022 EU anti-racism Summit: will racialised groups be heard?
The second edition of the EU anti-racism Summit was held on the International Day for the elimination of racial discrimination on 21 March. This is a major milestone planned in the
Racist double-standards persist at EU/Ukraine borders and beyond
Brussels, 30 March 2022 – Over the past weeks, there have been overwhelming accounts documenting students of African and Arab descent, and their family members, being preven
Joint Statement at 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Brussels, 23 March 2022 – Statement at 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council General Debate Item 8 Speaker: Ojeaku Nwabuzo, ENAR Full Text Statement Th
