ENAR Announces Leadership Transition as Kim Smouter Steps Down as Executive Director
Brussels, Belgium – 12 March 2025 – The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) announces that its Executive Director, Kim Smouter, will be stepping down from his role a
Equality betrayed: Commission unilaterally gives up on anti-discrimination law
European Civil society condemns European Commission’s announcement to withdraw the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination as a betrayal of fundamental rights at a critical mom
Europe’s Original Sin: New ENAR Report Confronts Colonial Legacies and Demands Reparations for the Racial Wealth Gap
For Immediate Release Brussels, Belgium – September 25, 2024 – The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) is proud to announce the launch of its latest report, Europe’s O
New Commission, Same Story: Europe’s Security Obsession Overshadows Rights
Brussels, 23 September 2024 – The European Union’s latest policy direction, as revealed in the list of Commissioners-Designate and their mission letters, signals a stark commit
ENAR staff member racially profiled and detained at Zagreb Airport
Europe’s racist border policies a growing danger to racialised people: “One policeman told me that Croatia is a homogenous white society, that I am black and that gives them th
Unity in Diversity: ENAR’s Stand Against Racism, Discrimination, and Genocide
Brussels, Belgium – 2 April 2024: For 25 years, ENAR has committed to combating racism, discrimination, and upholding human rights as the cornerstone of our advocacy work. Th
Joint statement: Building an inclusive European Union of Equality
Brussels, Belgium – 25 March 2024 ENAR joins forces with major equality and anti-discrimination organisations to call on the European Union’s leaders and European Instituti
EU Elections 2024: Racialised Communities at Risk Without Firm Human Rights Commitments
Brussels, Belgium – 22 February 2024 The upcoming European Elections are approaching amid a complex political landscape marked by the rise of far-right factions, populist sentime
STATEMENT: Bomb attack targets anti-racist organisation in Cyprus, human rights defenders increasingly at risk in Europe
Brussels, Belgium – 11 January 2024 On the early morning of January 5th 2024, KISA, an anti-racist organisation based in Cyprus, endured a violent and targeted attack in its
