ECRI Report - Final report on Sweden Adopted on 5 December 2017

Country

Sweden

Title

ECRI Report - Final report on Sweden Adopted on 5 December 2017

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Year

2018

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Council of Europe body

Institution

ECRI | European Commission against Racism and Intolerance | Council of Europé

Main Thematic Focus

Racism & xenophobia Discrimination

Target Population

Muslims Migrants Ethnic minorities People of African descent & Black Europeans

Key findings

In the ECRI report of 2012, the authorities was recommended to intensify their actions to combat islamophobia. Still, Muslims in Sweden are to a high degree exposed to prejudice and negative attitudes. ECRI sharply recommends that the authorities, without restricting anyone's editorial freedom, call upon the media to debate the representation they give of Islam and Muslim, as well as their responsibility in this, to avoid maintenance of prejudice.

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

The working methods for the preparation of the reports involve documentary analyses, a visit to the country concerned, and then a confidential dialogue with the national authorities.

Sample details and representativeness

ECRI’s reports are analyses based on a great deal of information gathered from a wide variety of sources, such as data from national authorities and monitoring bodies, government bills and academic research.

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