European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)

This article explores how ECRI’s General Policy Recommendation No. 10 provides a powerful framework for making school education a driving force in combating racism and promoting equality, respect, and inclusion.

📍 The President of #ECSR met with the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) for an exchange of views! 📌 Tackling discrimination together by strengthening cooperation and synergies were at the focus of the discussion. 🤝 Moving forward, the #ECSR and #ECRI will continue to draw on each other’s work, reinforcing their shared commitment to combating multiple discrimination and advancing intersectional equality. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXCgcK7P Aoife Nolan, George Theodosis, Puiu Tatiana, Gioia Scappucci, RUSTEM Robert

ECRI's latest monitoring report on Latvia

On this 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵, we reaffirm our commitment to promoting tolerance, inclusion, and respect for all. #NoToHate #CounterHate #HumanRights #InclusiveSocieties #NoHateSpeechWeek2025 #stopHate

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹 : 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻   📅 Today, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its latest review of 🇵🇹 Portugal — highlighting real progress but also challenges.   🛑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: ▪ Law enforcement still lacks the right tools & training to handle 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 effectively ⚖️👮♀️ ▪ Many 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 continue to live in unsafe housing conditions 🏚️ ▪ Rise in 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 (especially online), sometimes echoed by politicians 💬📲 ▪ Reports of 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 and abuse by police officers continue 🧑🏾✈️🚨 ▪ Migrants face 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, backlogs in regularisation & risk of homelessness 🏘️🧳   ✅ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹: ▪ Strong steps forward on 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 🏳️🌈 (including banning “conversion therapies”) ▪ First-ever 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 & 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 📝✊ ▪ New law creating an independent equality body under Parliament 🏛️ ▪ Education & health initiatives like 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮 and Roma mediators are showing results 🎓🏥   🎯 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀: ▪ Adopt 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 for police officers & other criminal justice actors on hate crime 📋🚓 ▪ Work 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 to provide safe, decent housing 🏠🤝 ▪ Expand efforts to 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 and 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 between police & vulnerable groups ❤️🩹   📢 Portugal is making strides — but more consistent, coordinated action is needed to close the gaps and protect everyone’s rights.   🗒️Read the full report:⬇️ English: https://lnkd.in/dNvXvNgm French: https://lnkd.in/dbtwKxFH Portuguese: https://lnkd.in/dRmRBmpW   #Portugal #ECRI #HumanRights #AntiRacism #RomaRights #LGBTI #MigrantRights #Inclusion #CouncilOfEurope 🌍🤝

📢 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴   🗓️ Today, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance published its latest report on Sweden. The report recognises clear progress — but also flags critical areas needing urgent attention. ✅ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 🇸🇪 Launch of the 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 and 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, fostering education about democracy, human rights & historical crimes 🚫 Criminalisation of 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 🏳️⚧️ Easier 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 processes ⚖️ Prosecutor General’s new guidelines on 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 👧🏾👦🏼 Improved access to pre-school for children with a migration background   ⚠️ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: 🚨 Policing: risk of 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 in new “security zones” 🏠 Restrictive measures in the 𝗧𝗶𝗱𝗼̈-𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 affecting family reunification, residence permits & deportations 📈 Underreporting of hate crimes against 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 🧑🏽🏫 Gaps in teachers’ ability to address 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜 issues in the classroom 🎯 𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗜’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: ✅ 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 & regulate stop-and-search, protecting especially children and young people 📚 Reinforce 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, by training teachers and using existing tools on intercultural dialogue 🧑🏾🤝🧑🏻 Improve integration policies and 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 📢 Encourage reporting & tackle 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁   Sweden has made notable strides — but in today’s increasingly polarised world, safeguarding inclusion and equality requires ongoing commitment and bold action. 📃 Read the full report ⬇️   English: https://lnkd.in/d5_VhFc5 French: https://lnkd.in/dtp49uej Swedish: https://lnkd.in/dXQvfcAM #Sweden #ECRI #HumanRights #AntiRacism #RacialProfiling #Inclusion #LGBTI #RomaRights #EducationMatters 📘✊🌍

📢 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀: 𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗜’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮   Today, ECRI published its 6th report on #Croatia, offering a mixed assessment of the country’s efforts to combat racism, hate speech, and discrimination. ECRI acknowledges notable progress. Croatia has made commendable strides in 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by introducing related content in schools. It also acted swiftly to 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 Ukrainian displaced children into the education system, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Initiatives to 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, as well as 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵, are viewed as positive developments.   However, the report points to several outstanding issues. 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵, especially against 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮, 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀, continues to dominate 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀, and 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. LGBTI people face entrenched discrimination, and the process of legal gender recognition remains invasive and medicalised. Roma communities continue to face residential segregation, reduced life expectancy, and inadequate access to healthcare, while migrants and foreign workers lack the support of a national integration strategy.   𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗜’𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: •Improving legal gender recognition procedures •Expanding teacher training and inclusive human rights education •Promoting Roma healthcare access through targeted outreach and Roma health mediators •Tackling hate speech and Ustasha-era symbolism through media literacy campaigns •Developing a fully funded national strategy to integrate migrants and foreign workers   Two recommendations have been flagged for 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘂𝗽: •Establishing a national migrant integration strategy •Enhancing Roma access to quality healthcare   🔗 Download the full report ⬇️ English: https://lnkd.in/dgwdjfBz Français: https://lnkd.in/driiXJDz Hrvatski: https://lnkd.in/d-3mpB-U   #HumanRights #Equality #RomaInclusion #LGBTI #MigrantRights #CouncilOfEurope #Croatia #ECRI

🔎 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂̈𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘆𝗲: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻   Today, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has published its latest report on #Türkiye. 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 include the 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝘂̈𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘆𝗲 (𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗧), 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 for law enforcement officials, and efforts to 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. However, a number of concerns remain.   ⚠️ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 ⚖️ Limited mandate and independence of HREIT 🏳️🌈 Lack of action plan for LGBT persons & of formal dialogue with LGBTI communities 🕊️ Persistent discrimination and intolerance against certain religious and ethnic minorities 📺 Hate speech in media 🧨 Problem with racist and anti-LGBTI violence ⛺ Continued marginalisation of persons belonging to the Roma community 🏘️ Unequal financial support to municipalities hosting residents under international protection   ECRI’s report includes recommendations for action, two of which will be subject to follow-up within two years.   📄 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵: https://lnkd.in/dDFGmChv 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵: https://lnkd.in/dKaByXar 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘀𝗵:  https://lnkd.in/d69Svmiq #ECRI #Türkiye #Equality #NonDiscrimination #HumanRights

🌈 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗜’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻   As we celebrate Pride Month, it is important to reflect not only on the progress made but also on the continued challenges that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people face across Europe. In alignment with these reflections, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has issued a landmark instrument:   📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗚𝗣𝗥) 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭𝟳 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀.   This comprehensive set of recommendations, adopted in June 2023, calls on Council of Europe member states to take determined, inclusive, and concerted action to 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀..   ⚠️ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵?   The Pride is not just a celebration — it is a reminder of the right of all people to live openly, freely and with dignity. ECRI’s GPR No. 17 reaffirms this principle by:   ✅ Calling for strong legal protections against LGBTI-phobic hate speech and hate-motivated violence, both offline and online; ✅ Promoting inclusive education to combat stigma and misinformation; ✅ Banning so-called “conversion practices”, which are profoundly harmful and unethical; ✅ Supporting transgender people in the enjoyment of their right to accessible and non-discriminatory legal gender recognition and intersex persons in the enjoyment of their right to bodily integrity ✅ Emphasising that policies must reflect intersectional realities — recognising the unique experiences of LGBTI people who may also face racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of discrimination and intolerance 🛠️ ECRI’s GPR No. 17 is not only a policy framework, but it is also a tool for action. It provides detailed guidance to States on how to create inclusive societies, uphold fundamental rights, and ensure that LGBTI people are equally protected under the law and able to participate fully in public life.   Let the Pride Month be a time to acknowledge and celebrate the diversity of our societies, and to renew our commitment to equal rights and dignity for all. 📎 Read the full text here: https://lnkd.in/d9gGcsXv #PrideMonth #LGBTI #HumanRights #Equality #CouncilOfEurope #CoE #ECRI #Inclusion #Intersectionality #DignityForAll 🎥 ⬇️

🚨 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - the newly published Annual Report of the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) outlines these as key challenges that 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 and that 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.   📌 ECRI highlights: 1️ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 2️ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 3️ 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 4️ 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Nonetheless, there are encouraging developments: several member states have begun to take meaningful action by mitigating risks of racial profiling practices emerging or developing, advancing Roma school desegregation efforts, and enhancing legal protections for the human rights of transgender and intersex people. 📣 As ECRI Chair Bertil Cottier puts it: “𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲.” Let’s ensure that evidence turns into action. #HumanRights #Equality #ECRI #CouncilOfEurope #Policy #RomaRights #Antigypsyism #TransRights #AntiRacism #CivilSociety #Inclusion #RuleOfLaw   🔗 Read the full report here: 🎥 Watch the promotional video ⬇️