Thread by @ENAREurope

🔅#HumanRightsDay thread🔅

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights"

We call on states, regions, cities across Europe to adopt national action plans against #racism that address structural racism and have an #intersectional & human rights based approach

@UNHumanRights @ECRI_CoE @JuliePascoet @AmnestyEU @HRW_Brussels @CIJBerlin @EURightsAgency @helenadalli @ARDIEuroParl @CommissionerHR 1/ National Action Plans Against Racism are governments’ @UN commitment. Some EU countries have taken initial steps but they are not comprehensive or not fully implemented. Yet we know racism is gaining ground.

@UNHumanRights @ECRI_CoE @JuliePascoet @AmnestyEU @HRW_Brussels @CIJBerlin @EURightsAgency @helenadalli @ARDIEuroParl @CommissionerHR @UN 2/ National Action Plans Against Racism can be a unique tool which puts racialised people and their experiences at the centre of social justice and equality policies.

Our report gives key indicators of success when designing such a plan: enar-eu.org/National-Actio…

@UNHumanRights @ECRI_CoE @JuliePascoet @AmnestyEU @HRW_Brussels @CIJBerlin @EURightsAgency @helenadalli @ARDIEuroParl @CommissionerHR @UN @SarahIsal @ERGO_Network @FEMYSO @euromuslimwomen @islamophobia_no @EUNetworkPAD @migpolgroup @cejioffice @ZR_SintiRoma @ERRCtweets 3/ NAPARs can contribute to achieving equality for all only if anti-racist and human rights organisations are part and parcel of the whole process, from design to implementation

@UNHumanRights @ECRI_CoE @JuliePascoet @AmnestyEU @HRW_Brussels @CIJBerlin @EURightsAgency @helenadalli @ARDIEuroParl @CommissionerHR @UN @SarahIsal @ERGO_Network @FEMYSO @euromuslimwomen @islamophobia_no @EUNetworkPAD @migpolgroup @cejioffice @ZR_SintiRoma @ERRCtweets 4/ A good example is the #NAPAR coalition in #Belgium, a nationwide coalition of organisations who have joined forces to ensure the Belgian government adopts a national action plan against racism which addresses the structural aspects of racism: enar-eu.org/Joining-forces…

@UNHumanRights @ECRI_CoE @JuliePascoet @AmnestyEU @HRW_Brussels @CIJBerlin @EURightsAgency @helenadalli @ARDIEuroParl @CommissionerHR @UN @SarahIsal @ERGO_Network @FEMYSO @euromuslimwomen @islamophobia_no @EUNetworkPAD @migpolgroup @cejioffice @ZR_SintiRoma @ERRCtweets @CCIB_be @ORBITvzw @Minderh_forum @BePAXofficiel @BamkoAsbl @hih_antiracisme @liguedh_be @mensenrechtenBE @MraxInnfo @nawalbenhamou 5/ Adopting a National Action Plan against Racism sends a powerful signal that governments commit to racial equality.

We call on @EU_Commission and @Europarl_EN to encourage Member States to adopt such plans, as @EURightsAgency did: fra.europa.eu/sites/default/…