Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination. Annual Report 2020. Equality and non-discrimination on grounds of racial and ethnic origin, colour, nationality, descent and Territory of origin, Lisbon

Country

Portugal

Title

Comissão Para a Igualdade e Contra a Discriminação Racial (Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination). Relatório Anual 2021. Igualdade e não discriminação em razão da origem racial e étnca, cor, nacionalidade, ascendência e Território de origem (Annual Report 2020. Equality and non-discrimination on grounds of racial and ethnic origin, colour, nationality, descent and Territory of origin).Lisbon: (Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination

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Year

2022

Publication type

Research evidence/report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Public authority

Institution

Portugal, Comissão para a Igualdade e Contra a Discriminação Racial ( Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination)

Thematic focus

Public perceptions and attitudes

Groups

General population

Key findings

The report publish the statistical data collected in 2021 by the Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination. In 2021, 408 complaints and denunciations were registered, a decrease of 37.7% compared to 2020. The vast majority were received via the electronic (58,3%). In the classification of the victims, 63.7% concern situations individuals, with no significant differences on the basis of gender, while 24.8% concern discriminatory practices against communities or social groups. The District of Lisbon was the one that registered the highest number of occurrences (24.5%). The area of commerce registered 15.0% of complaints. In relation to the most common factor of discrimination identified, nationality stands out (39.2%), followed by skin colour (17.2%) and racial or ethnic origin (16.9%). Specifically, the expression that stood out most, as a ground for discrimination, was "Brazilian nationality" (26.7%), followed by "gypsy ethnicity" (16.4%) and "black skin colour" (15.9%). Of all the complaints, 1 in 5 gave rise to an administrative offense proceeding.

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

Statistical and administrative data collected by CICDR and other entities that, in Portugal, deal with ethnic-racial discrimination on several variables (origin of the complaint; victim; geographical area; type of discrimination; person accused; developments of the complaint; and administrative offense proceedings). Descriptive analysis of these data.

Sample details and representativeness

Not applicable

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