Federal Commission against Racism

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The Federal Commission against Racism (FCR) ( French Commission fédérale contre le racisme , Italian Commissione federale contro il razzismo ) is an extra-parliamentary commission that was established in 1995 and is subordinate to the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA).

The commission came into being in the course of the ratification of the UN Racial Discrimination Convention (RDK) by Switzerland on March 9, 1993. For this purpose, a new penal norm for racism (Art. 261bis StGB ) had to be introduced. This criminalises racist acts and propaganda. In addition, the convention obliges Switzerland to pursue an active prevention policy against discrimination and to guarantee equal rights for all people regardless of their national origin, appearance or religion. The broad mandate of the FCR is derived from these tasks.

In order to raise public awareness, the EKR has repeatedly drawn attention to its concern with nationwide poster campaigns. It also issues recommendations and statements to authorities at various levels. It supports and advises people who feel they are victims of discrimination, but does not have a judicial function. She also keeps a documentation of publications and judgments on the racism penal norm.

The President of the EKR is Martine Brunschwig Graf , who replaced the Basel historian Georg Kreis , who had been in office since 1995, at the beginning of 2012 . In addition to the Vice-Presidents Gülcan Akkaya and Sabine Simkhovitch-Dreyfus, the commission includes 16 experts and representatives from organizations. For example, the Swiss Bishops' Conference , the Evangelical Reformed Church in Switzerland , the Swiss Association of Jewish Congregations , organizations of Swiss Muslims , Roma and Yeniche as well as cantonal authorities, employers' and workers' associations are represented. Three people are employed in the secretariat.

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  1. ^ Brunschwig Graf presides over the Racism Commission , NZZ Online , November 14, 2011, accessed on November 14, 2011.