Call for Austrian National Action Plan against Racism

PeopleOther ♦ Published: March 14, 2023; 23:20 ♦ (Vindobona)

Racism is not just an individual problem, but a structural one, explained the "No Hate Speech" Movement launched in 2013 on the initiative of the Council of Europe. In a recent dispatch of the Austrian "No Hate Speech" Committee, the situation in Austria is admonished.

Austria also has a difficult past with regard to forms of racism. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons,Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0

Many members of the Austrian "No Hate Speech" Committee call for a National Action Plan against Racism. Among others, the Aids Hilfe Wien, the Federal Youth Representation, the Children's and Youth Ombudspersons, the Mauthausen Committee, the association Neustart and the anti-racism initiative ZARA support the appeal to the government.

The development of a National Action Plan…