Spain, Council for the Elimination of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination (Consejo para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial o Étnica), Recommendation to Identify, Prevent and Address Discrimination Against Muslims and "anti-Muslim hatred" (Recomenda
Country
Spain
Title
Spain, Council for the Elimination of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination (Consejo para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial o Étnica), Recommendation to Identify, Prevent and Address Discrimination Against Muslims and "anti-Muslim hatred" (Recomendación del CEDRE para identificar, prevenir y atajar la discriminación contra las personas musulmanas y la islamofobia), September 2023.
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Year
2023
Publication type
Other
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Not applicable - national level
Type of Institution
Public authority
Institution
Council for the Elimination of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination (Consejo para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial o Étnica)
Thematic focus
Racism & xenophobia
Groups
General population
Key findings
It highlighted reasons suffered by the Muslim community such as: racist and xenophobic comments and discourses towards children by students, including teachers in the classroom and in other common spaces of educational or university centers; Police controls for racial profiling; Denial of access to certain spaces and/or places of leisure; To receive a dignified burial without discrimination; the discriminatory behaviour in health centers, hospitals, schools, work, civil registries, public administrations, establishments, etc.; Dissemination of hate messages through social networks and the internet; discrimination in access to education, employment, public and private spaces for women who wear the hijab or due to other physical characteristics that are stereotypically associated with Muslims. A close relationship between this type of manifestation of intolerance and those related to racism and racial discrimination is observed.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
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Sample details and representativeness
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