14/03/2024 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On the eve of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia (15 March 2024), Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), PACE’s General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, made the following statement: “In a time of division and intolerance, Muslim people face increasing discrimination in Europe. In...
01/08/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“On 2 August, we remember and honour the victims of the genocide perpetrated against Roma during the Second World War,” said the Parliamentary Assembly’s General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), speaking ahead of Roma Holocaust Memorial Day 2023...
21/03/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Statement by Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: “Each year, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a chance to take stock of...
14/03/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On the eve of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, made the following statement: On 15 March 2019, 51 Muslim people were killed and 40 injured in mass shootings perpetrated in two mosques in Christchurch...
26/01/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January 2023, Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC) today made the following statement:“Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on 27 January 1945, is the day to honour the victims of the Nazi regime and...
17/06/2022 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, made the following statement to mark the International Day for countering hate speech (18 June 2022): “Today we mark the first ever International day for countering hate speech. I warmly welcome this UN...
12/05/2022 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
At a time when racism and intolerance are rife in Europe, political parties are best placed to combat racism, intolerance and hate speech, PACE's Equality and Non-Discrimination Committee has said. The committee therefore considers that the Charter of European Political Parties for a Non-Racist...