National Council for Combatting Discrimination, Raport de activitate 2017 (Activity Report - 2017), Bucharest.
Country
Romania
Title
Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
National human rights body
Institution
Main Thematic Focus
Discrimination
Target Population
General population
Key findings
The Report summarizes CNCD’s activity in 2017, including the number of petitions received by the Equality Body, with a breakdown by field and category. It concludes that, in terms of grounds, most petitions received refer to discrimination on account of “social category”, while the fewest (only 2) to “race”. Furthermore, the majority of petitions involving discrimination refer to access to employment/profession – 273 out of 682. The Report also includes references to CNCD’s activity before courts of law, participation in international meetings and regional fora, such as EQUINET. It does not contain specific references to activities or cases in 2017 involving Muslims, migrants or refugees.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
Report
Sample details and representativeness
The Report summarizes the annual activity of CNCD in terms of petitions, sanctions applied to cases where discrimination, harassment of hate speech was noted, as well as examples from the institution’s decision. It additionally provides an overview of CNCD’s representation in the media and in regional or EU reports.