The National Office for Racial Discrimination (UNAR) ensures the application of the principle of equal treatment between persons and counters the spread of discriminatory phenomena, assisting victims, monitoring the effectiveness of existing protection instruments and analysing the forms and dynamics of manifestation of the phenomenon.
UNAR deals with:
• collect reports and provide assistance to victims of discrimination through its Contact Center;
• conducting investigations into the existence of discriminatory phenomena while respecting the prerogatives of the judicial authority;
• formulate recommendations and opinions on the cases of discrimination collected, to be made also in possible judgment;
• carry out studies, research and training activities on the causes, forms and possible solutions of the discriminatory phenomenon;
• inform Parliament and Government through two annual reports on the progress and obstacles of anti-discrimination action in Italy;
• promoting a culture of respect for human rights and equal opportunities through awareness-raising and communication campaigns and positive action projects;
• develop proposals for action strategies on specific areas of discrimination, aimed at ensuring effective social integration of the groups concerned.
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