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2011 General Conference Ghent , 24-25 November 2011 Building Partnerships – Making a Difference. " It did happen, and therefore it may happen again ". April 2011. 2009: EU-MIDIS Survey on Discrimination Roma and Muslims 50% Roma discriminated against in the past 12 months
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2011 General ConferenceGhent, 24-25 November 2011BuildingPartnerships – Making a Difference
2009: EU-MIDIS Survey on Discrimination Roma and Muslims • 50% Roma discriminatedagainst in thepast • 12 months • 30% Muslims discriminatedagainst in thepast • 12 months • 11% Muslims experiencedracistcrime in thepast • 12 months
In additionto Muslims and Roma, in additiontoasylumseekers, refugees, immigrantsandmembersoffurtherethnicandreligiousminorities, thereareothergroupsofdiscriminatedpeople: • Lesbians, gays, bisexualand transsexual personssufferfromharassment, hatredandviolence. • The dignityandrightsofmanypeoplewithdisabilityareviolated. • Women andolderpeopleexperiencemainfolddisadvantages.