El Consejo para la promoción de la igualdad de trato y no discriminación de las personas por su origen racial o étnico, Support Service for Victims of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination. 2016 Annual Activity Report (Servicio de Asistencia a Víctimas de disc

Country

Spain

Title

El Consejo para la promoción de la igualdad de trato y no discriminación de las personas por su origen racial o étnico, Support Service for Victims of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination. 2016 Annual Activity Report (Servicio de Asistencia a Víctimas de discriminación por origen racial o étnico, Memoria Anual de resultados 2016)

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Year

2016

Type of publication

Survey - quantitative research
Study - qualitative research

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

Support Service for Victims of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination | Servicio de Asistencia a Víctimas de discriminación por origen racial o étnico

Main Thematic Focus

Discrimination

Target Population

Ethnic minorities People of African descent & Black Europeans Muslims Migrants

Key findings

Annual Activity Report of the Service for the Assistance of the Victims of discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin that highlights among its main achievements:
- The consolidation of a pioneer service that has been developed by the Council for the Elimination of Racial or ethnic discrimination largely working in partnership with specialized eight civil society institutions
- Facilitating the creation of a professional and specialized structure at the State level that assists victims of racial or ethnic discrimination.

The profile of the victims and the type of discriminatory incidents reported, was similar to previous years, victims were generally under 45 years of age, more men than women entered complaints, the Gypsy community and the sub-Saharan population stand out as the most affected groups.

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

Desk, Qualitative and Quantitative Research. Annual Activity Report.

Based on personal interviews, and online and phone individual and/or institutional request for information and support

Sample details and representativeness

It is based on a total of 631 cases recorded, of which 381 were individual and 250 collective.

To do this, it has a protocol for action, followed by all the organizations that make up the service, so that all incidents are handled under the same procedure and that the data collected can be comparatively analyzed.

DISCLAIMERThe information presented here is collected under contract by the FRA's research network FRANET. The information and views contained do not necessarily reflect the views or the official position of the FRA.