Relevant EU Directive:
Directive 2000/43/EC.
EU and international legal documents use the notion of racial discrimination while explicitly rejecting the notion of separate human races. The prohibition of discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin can also cover discrimination based on colour, descent or national origin.
Example:Examples can include the refusal of an employer to hire a Roma person or the refusal of entry to a club for a black person.
August 27, 2024
Equinet and UNAR – the Italian Office against Racial Discrimination will hold a High-Level Conference on sport’s role in fighting discrimination taking place in person in […]
August 22, 2024
Equinet, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) are holding a Roundtable online on Zoom and […]