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
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
Justice for Alika Ogorchukwu
Black man beaten to death in Italy Last Friday, a Black man was beaten to death on the street in Italy in broad daylight. No one intervened and the police are already dismissing th
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
EU Roma Week 2022
May 16th marks the beginning of EU Roma Week. The European Parliament has dedicated a series of live events, in collaboration with civil society, to debate the post 2020 policies f
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