Troubled Communities - Selected documents from the eumap.org library

4. SELECTED DOCUMENTS FROM THE EUMAP.ORG LIBRARY

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Majorities’ attitudes towards minorities in Western and Eastern European Societies
2005 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
This is the fourth part of the four-part report on the attitudes towards migrants and minorities in Europe, which presents research findings from the 2003 European Social Survey on majorities’ attitudes towards minorities in the EU-15 plus Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia.

Majorities’ attitudes towards minorities in European Union Member States
2005 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
This is the second part of the four-part report on the attitudes towards migrants and minorities in Europe, which presents research findings from the 2003 Eurobarometer on majorities’ attitudes towards minorities in 15 EU Member States (prior to 1 May 2004), and compares these findings with results from the 1997 and 2000 Eurobarometer Surveys.

Thematic comment N° 3: The protection of minorities in the European Union
2005/04/25 · E.U. network of independent experts on fundamental rights (CFR-CDF)
The present Thematic Comment examines the protection of minorities in the EU Member States. On the basis of that examination, it identifies the initiatives the institutions of the Union might take, in exercising the competences conferred on them by the Member States, in order to improve that protection, where this appears necessary to ensure that the mutual trust on which the area of freedom, security and justice is premised is maintained.

Racism and Xenophobia in the EU Member States: Annual Report 2003/2004, Part II
2004/12/02 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
In the Annual Report published on 2 December 2004, the EUMC, concludes that the education system in EU states is still failing migrant and minority pupils and racism against the Roma community continues. The Report also notes that initiatives are taking place to identify and address problems, but a lot more needs to be done. The Report highlights that migrant and minority ethnic groups are over-represented in educational establishments with lower academic demands, have higher drop out rates, lower school completion rates, sometimes even facing segregation into 'special needs schools'.

National Analytical Study on Racist Violence and Crime: RAXEN Focal Point for France
2005 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
This report aims to present an overview of the major trends concerning racial violence in France.

- National Analytical Study on Racist Violence and Crime: RAXEN Focal Point for Denmark
- National Analytical Study on Racist Violence and Crime: RAXEN Focal Point for the United Kingdom

Migrants, Minorities and Legislation
2004/12 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
Migrants, minorities and legislation: Documenting legal measures and remedies against discrimination in 15 Member States of the European Union. Report submitted by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) on behalf of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC).

Migrants, Minorities and Education
2004/06 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
The EUMC commissioned the material for this report from its National Focal Points in each of the 15 EU Member States. The report constitutes a unique collection of evidence on various forms of discrimination and disadvantage experienced by migrants and minorities in the education sector. As well as documenting inequality, discrimination and process of exclusion, the report also compiles examples of good practices in the field of education. The report finishes with selected recommendations for the EU and its Member States.

Migrants, Minorities and Employment
2003/10 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
Exclusion, Discrimination and Anti-Discrimination in 15 Member States of the European Union.

Concluding observations of the CERD on France's reports no.15 and no.16
2005/04/18 · Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Concluding observations of the CERD analyse the situation of racial discrimination in the country, that is, any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.

- Concluding observations of the CERD on Denmark (2002/05/21)
- Concluding observations of the CERD on the United Kingdom (2003/12/10)

Joint Submission by NGOs to the UN CERD with regard to the UK Government's 16th Periodic Review
2003/08 · ENAR - European Network Against Racism
This report is a compilation of efforts from a broad range of anti racist, community and human rights non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Executive summary: Discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief in the United Kingdom
2004/06/21 · European Commission
This report gives the author’s summary of the general situation regarding discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief in Great Britain and Northern Ireland following legislation in December 2003 to transpose the EC Employment Framework Directive as it applies to religion or belief.

Executive Summary on race equality directive: State of Play in the UK
2003/09 · European Commission
This report gives the author's summary of the general situation regarding racial and ethnic discrimination and protection in Great Britain and Northern Ireland following recent legislation to transpose the EC Race Directive. This report also discusses religious discrimination in GB and the recent legislation in GB to transpose the provisions of the EC Employment Framework Directive relating to religion or belief.

- Executive summary: Discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief in Denmark (2004/06/22)
- Executive Summary on race equality directive: State of Play in Denmark (2004/01)

Migrants, Minorities and Employment in France (RAXEN 3 National Employment Report)
2003 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
The 15 RAXEN National Focal Points presented in this report findings regarding discrimination of migrants and minorities in the labour market and diversity management strategies to combat those tendencies. These results are framed by context data on labour market integration and by a presentation of political initiatives and of good practices in companies and in the public sector.

- Migrants, Minorities and Employment in Denmark (RAXEN 3 National Employment Report) (2002/09)
- Migrants, Minorities and Employment in the United Kingdom (RAXEN 3 National Employment Report) (2002)

Analytical Reports on Education: France
2004 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
The 15 RAXEN National Focal Points presented in this report findings regarding discrimination of migrants and minorities in the education sector.

Analytical Reports on Legislation: France
2004 · European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
The 15 RAXEN National Focal Points presented in this report findings regarding discrimination of migrants and minorities in legislation.

- Analytical Reports on Education: Denmark
- Analytical Reports on Legislation: Denmark
- Analytical Reports on Education: the United Kingdom
- Analytical Reports on Legislation: the United Kingdom

Mapping minorities and their Media: The National Context - The UK
London School of Economics
The data indicates that there is an extreme richness in the availability of minority media in the UK and this richness has expanded rapidly since digital technologies, satellite and the Internet became available. But research also shows that diasporas use minority media next to the mainstream media. Sharing mainstream media allows them to construct the sense of belonging in the community of the nation-state and even to a global community of audiences. At the same time, minority media allow them to construct and reconstruct a sense of diasporic particularity. They suggest alternative scenaria of multiethnicity, represent minorities in different ways than the mainstream media and give the opportunity to minorities to actively construct their own representations.

- Mapping Minorities and their Media: The National Context - Denmark

Chirac announces steps to improve ethnic diversity in media
2005/11/22 · Tocqueville Connection
President Jacques Chirac on Tuesday announced legal steps to ensure a better representation of ethnic minorities in the French media, following talks with the country's top television executives. Chirac said the legal statutes of the official French media watchdog, the CSA, or Higher Audiovisual Council, would be changed to give it the powers to root out discrimination in the media.

Islam and Muslims in Belgium. Challenges and opportunities of a multicultural society
2004 · King Baudoin Foundation
Report on the Seminar "Beyond the Veil"

ENAR Shadow Report: Racism and Race Relations in the UK
2003/05 · ENAR - European Network Against Racism
By Gay Moon (with the financial support of the European Commission, DG "EMPL")

Regular Report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (includes analysis of the recent cartoon controversy)
2006/02/17 • Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The first regular report in 2006 by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, deals with current media freedom issues in the OSCE region, including an analysis of the recent cartoon controversy. "The debate should not pit freedom of speech against more respect and more care. Enhanced awareness of Muslim culture, and better responsiveness to global imperatives in the editorial work, should come as an addendum to free speech, not as a restriction on it," the report points out.

ENAR Press Statement: A mature response to integration, not cartoons
2006/02/14 • European Network against Racism
In light of the recent controversy around the Prophet Mohammed ‘cartoon affair’, the European Network against Racism (ENAR) calls on EU member states to remember their commitment to fighting discrimination and promoting integration. The recent controversy should be used as an opportunity to reflect on the rights and responsibilities of everyone living in the European Union.

Freedom of speech is not an absolute
2006/02/13 • Institute of Race Relations
An interview with A. Sivanandan on freedom of speech and the recent Danish cartoon controversy for the Norwegian newspaper Klassekampen. A. Sivanandan is a political activist, writer, founding editor of Race & Class and the director of the Institute of Race Relations.

WPFC statement on editorial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed calls for mutual tolerance
2006/02/07 • World Press Freedom Committee
WPFC stresses that tolerance must be mutual. The outbreak of violent demonstrations against the reproduction in Western Europe of a series of editorial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed, first published by the largest circulation Danish daily newspaper Jyllands Posten in September 2005, seem to reflect a profound misunderstanding of the relationship between the state and the press in established democracies. Democratic governments may neither censor nor dictate content to independent news media outlets.

IFJ speaks out against alleged EU-authored code of conduct for journalists
2006/02/07 • International Freedom of Expression Exchange
The International Federation of Journalists has criticised reports that the EU may be preparing a code of conduct for media in the wake of the worldwide row over cartoons published in European newspapers that offended many Muslims. "Reports that the European Union is getting into the business of trying to prepare an ethical code for journalists are plain wrong," said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary. "We have already made it clear to Brussels officials that this will be unacceptable to everyone in media and they have agreed to encourage a professional dialogue but not to start drawing up codes or guidelines. That is the responsibility of media professionals alone."

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