ECRI (2020), ECRI Bericht über Österreich (sechste Prüfungsrunde), verabschiedet am 7. April 2020, veröffentlicht am 2. Juni 2020. ECRI (2020), ECRI Report on Austria (sixth monitoring cycle), Adopted on 7 April 2020.
Country
Austria
Title
Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
Council of Europe body
Institution
Main Thematic Focus
Racism & xenophobia Discrimination
Target Population
Ethnic minorities
Key findings
An amendment to the School Education Act in 2019 prohibits Muslim girls to wear headscarves. It raises concerns regarding the principles of lawfulness, neutrality and non-discrimination. There are high levels of Islamophobia and the public discourse has become increasingly xenophobic. Political speech has taken on highly divisive and antagonistic overtones particularly targeting Muslims and refugees. Alleged practices of ethnic profiling by the police, against persons belonging to Black and Muslim communities in particular, continue to be reported.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
Qualitative: documentary analyses, a visit to the country concerned, confidential dialogue with the national authorities and consultations with non-governmental parties concerned with the issue.
Sample details and representativeness
N/A (no sample was drawn from the population)