UNIA,Annual figures report, year 2016 (Rapport annuel chiffres, année 2016)

Country

Belgium

Title

UNIA,Annual figures report, year 2016 (Rapport annuel chiffres, année 2016)

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Year

2016

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

UNIA

Main Thematic Focus

Incitement to hatred or violence Racism & xenophobia Discrimination

Target Population

General population

Key findings

UNIA publishes in this report various figures for the year.
For race discrimination, 698 cases were opened, mostly about incitement to hatred on the internet (exact number unspecified).
For the ROMA, 18 cases were opened with 22% of them about incitement to hatred.
For religious beliefs, 390 cases were opened with 90% of them related to Islam. 40% of those cases concerned incitement to hatred in the medias (social media, website,...)

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

The numbers are based on the cases opened by UNIA in 2016 after receiving a complaint for discrimination.

Sample details and representativeness

N/A

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