CNCDH (2020) Rapport 2019 sur la lutte contre le racisme, l'antisémitisme et la xénophobie (2019 report on the fight against racism, antisemitism and xenophobia)

Country

France

Title

CNCDH (2020) Rapport 2019 sur la lutte contre le racisme, l'antisémitisme et la xénophobie (2019 report on the fight against racism, antisemitism and xenophobia)

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Year

2020

Type of publication

Desk research

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

France, French Consultative Commission for Human Rights

Main Thematic Focus

Racism & xenophobia Discrimination

Target Population

Ethnic minorities Muslims Migrants

Key findings

36% of the population view Muslims as 'forming a separate group in society’. Certain Muslim religious practices are still perceived as difficult to reconcile with French society, even if levels remain stable overall compared to last year, from an analytical framework a repressive analysis of refugees. Anti-Muslim acts recorded 12 showed an overall increase of 54% over the past year - 154 acts (compared to 100 in 2018) which are made up of 91 threats (compared to 55 in 2018) and 63 acts (compared to 45 in 2018), an increase of 40%).

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

The CNCDH bases its analyses on the statistical assessment of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice, surveys on public opinion, analyses by CNCDH partner researchers, and in particular their longitudinal tolerance index, and contributions from institutional, association and international actors.

Sample details and representativeness

See L11

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