The Commission against Racism publishes new reports on Albania, Austria, Denmark, "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and the United Kingdom

The Commission against Racism publishes new reports on Albania, Austria, Denmark, "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and the United Kingdom

Description: "STRASBOURG, 03.04.2001 – The Council of Europe’s expert body on combating racism, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), today released five new reports examining racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in Albania, Austria, Denmark, "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and the United Kingdom. Problems of xenophobia, racism and discrimination persist in the United Kingdom and are particularly acute vis-à-vis asylum seekers and refugees. This is reflected in the xenophobic and intolerant coverage of these groups of persons in the media, but also in the tone of the discourse resorted to by politicians in support of the adoption and enforcement of increasingly restrictive asylum and immigration laws. Racist prejudice in the police continues to constitute an element of concern. Criminal and civil law provisions are not always effective in countering racist, xenophobic or discriminatory behaviour."

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