ECRI General Policy Recommendation n° 1: Combating Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism and Intolerance

Friday, 4 October, 1996

This recommendation calls on states to adopt legislative, policy and judicial measures against racism and related prejudices. Measures include defining offences with a racist overtone as specific offences, collecting and publishing data on racist incidents, including information on the number of cases that are prosecuted, the reasons for not prosecuting cases and the results of cases prosecuted, adopting policies that promote the value of cultural diversity, promoting recruitment to public services from minority groups, and ensuring non-discriminatory access to public services such as health care, social services, etc.

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