European Parliament adopts new Rules of Procedure strengthening hate speech sanctions
Members of the European Parliament will now be sanctioned if they use defamatory, racist or xenophobic language or undertake actions to disrupt parliamentary activity. The European
ENAR releases ethnic profiling infographic
On the occasion of a round table on ethnic profiling organised in the European Parliament on 6 December 2016, ENAR released an infographic containing facts and figures about ethnic
EU must address widespread ethnic profiling by police
ENAR, Open Society Justice Initiative and the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup are calling on the European Union to address the urgent challenge of ethnic p
EU counter-terrorism law opens door to discrimination and human rights abuses
The EU Directive on combating terrorism adopted today by the EU Council runs the risk of undermining fundamental rights and having a disproportionate and discriminatory impact on e
European Union Directive on Counterterrorism is Seriously Flawed
European Union Member States must ensure that a new effort to standardise counterterrorism laws does not undermine fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, a group of internationa
EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention: A vital opportunity to end violence against women and girls
ENAR, together with the European Coalition to end violence against women and girls, has launched a factsheet in support of the EU signature and ratification of the Council of Europ
Racist, homophobic, sexist remarks: NGOs call on Commissioner Öttinger to resign
In an Open Letter to the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, European NGOs ENAR, European Women’s
Open Letter to the President of the European Commission: Racist comments by Commissioner Günther Oettinger
ENAR is deeply concerned about the racist, homophobic and sexist comments made by Commissioner Günther Oettinger in a speech given on 26 October. We are calling for a strong state
Equal@work seminar: Integrating refugees in the workforce
The Equal@Work Platform 8th annual seminar will focus on “Integrating refugees in the workforce: challenges and ways forward” and will take place on 14-15 December in B
Wearing the headscarf in the workplace: Observations on discrimination based on religion
ENAR and Amnesty International have published observations on discrimination based on religion in the Achbita and Bougnaoui cases pending in the Court of Justice of the European Un
