Anti-discrimination
This website has been designed as part of the project on "Mobilising Communities, Advocates and Lawyers to Challenge Racial and Other Discrimination in an Expanding Europe", implemented by Minority Rights Group International (MRG) in cooperation with the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and the Swedish Ombudsman Against Ethnic Discrimination (DO), with the support of the EC Action Programme Against Discrimination (2002-2006). The aim of partners is to give brief information about the definition of discrimination under international human rights and EU laws, and provide database of relevant documents and case law.
This website is supported by the European Community Action Programme to Combat Discrimination (2001-2006). This programme was established to support the effective implementation of new EU anti-discrimination legislation. The six-year Programme targets all stakeholders who can help shape the development of appropriate and effective anti-discrimination legislation and policies, across the EU-25, EFTA and EU candidate countries.
The Action Programme has three main objectives. These are:
- To improve the understanding of issues related to discrimination
- To develop the capacity to tackle discrimination effectively
- To promote the values underlying the fight against discrimination
The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the European Commission Directorate-General Employment and Social Affairs. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on its behalf is responsible for the use which might be made of the information in this publication.