[08/07/2010 10:30:00] The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its annual report on 8 July, which examines the trends regarding racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in Europe. The Chair of the ECRI, Nils Muiznieks, expresses alarm about the rise in racist violence: ’’In 2009 there has been a hardening of the immigration debate and a rise in xenophobic and intolerant attitudes in general, including virulent verbal attacks and violent incidents’’. (more ...)
