UNIA, Annual Figures Report, Year 2018 (Rapport Annuel Chiffres, Année 2018/Cijferverslag 2018)
Country
Belgium
Title
Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
National human rights body
Institution
Main Thematic Focus
Hate crime Incitement to hatred or violence
Target Population
General population
Key findings
UNIA publishes in this report various figures for the year. In total UNIA has registered 7489 complaints and opened 2192 new files. For race discrimination, 886 cases were opened. Nearly 50% of the cases referred to media/internet (24,9% and goods and services (24,1%). The latter being a significant increase from previous years. Followed by employment (18,6%), society (11%), education (8%) and police and justice (5,7%). For religious beliefs, 307 cases were opened with 90,6% of them related to Islam. Despite a reduction in overall cases, the most cases involved incitement to hatred in the medias (social media, website,...) and employment.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
Survey - quantitative research
Sample details and representativeness
The numbers are based on the cases opened by UNIA in 2018 after receiving a complaint for discrimination (total 7489 in 2018).