National Office Against Racial Discrimination Explained

UNAR
Full Name:National Office Against Racial Discrimination
Native Name:Ufficio Nazionale Antidiscriminazioni Razziali
Native Name Lang:It
Formation:9 July 2003
Status:Government Organisation
Headquarters:Galleria Alberto Sordi

Largo Chigi, Rome

Location Country:Italy

The National Office Against Racial Discrimination (Italian: '''Ufficio Nazionale Antidiscriminazioni Razziali'''), also known by the acronym UNAR, is an Italian state body with the function of promoting equal treatment and the removal of discrimination based on race or ethnic origin. Active since 2003, it is established at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.[1] It operates in an autonomous and impartial manner and also deals with the different impact that discrimination can have on women and men, as well as the existence of forms of racism of a cultural and religious nature.

It was established by the Berlusconi II Government with the legislative decree 9 July 2003, n. 215, transposing community directive no. 2000/43 EC.[2]

Functions

The tasks entrusted to the office by law are the following:

  1. Provide assistance, in jurisdictional or administrative proceedings undertaken, to people who consider themselves harmed by discriminatory behaviour, also according to the forms referred to in art. 425 Italian civil procedure code;
  2. Carry out investigations, in compliance with the prerogatives and functions of the judicial authority, to verify the existence of discriminatory phenomena;
  3. Promote the adoption, by public and private entities, in particular by associations and bodies carrying out activities in the field of combating discrimination, of specific measures, including projects positive actions, aimed at avoiding or compensating for disadvantaged situations linked to racial or ethnic origin;
  4. Spread the maximum possible knowledge of the protection instruments in force also through actions to raise public awareness of the principle of equal treatment and the implementation of information and communication campaigns;
  5. Formulate recommendations and opinions on issues related to discrimination based on race and ethnic origin, as well as proposals for amendments to current legislation;
  6. Draw up an annual report for the Parliament on the effective application of the principle of equal treatment and on the effectiveness of the protection mechanisms, as well as an annual report to the President of the Council of the Ministers on the activity carried out;
  7. Promote studies, research, training courses and exchanges of experiences, also in collaboration with associations and bodies that carry out activities in the field of combating discrimination, with other non-governmental organisations operating in the sector and with institutes specialists in statistics detection, also for the purpose of developing guidelines on the fight against discrimination.

Composition

The office is directed by a manager appointed by the President of the Council of Ministers or by a Minister delegated by him. It also makes use of personnel from other public administrations, including magistrates, lawyers and public prosecutors, in positions of command, on leave or outside the role, as well as experts[3] and external consultants.

Editorial series

UNAR directs the editorial series "Rights, Equality, Integration" which has the declared aim of contributing to the realization of the general principle of non-discrimination and equality, enshrined in Article 3 of the Italian Constitution, and to spread the values of diversity and differences against every form and cause of discrimination.[4]

Publications

The series is composed of the following volumes:

  1. Book: Pilati, Katia. 2010. 978-88-608-1736-5. Roma. Armando Editore. La partecipazione politica degli immigrati: il caso di Milano.
  2. Book: UNAR. 2010. 978-88-608-1765-5. Roma. Armando Editore. Prevenzione e contrasto dei fenomeni di razzismo : il ruolo dell'UNAR: relazione al Parlamento sull'effettiva applicazione del principio di parità di trattamento e sull'efficacia dei meccanismi di tutela.
  3. Book: 9 December 2017. 10 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015944/http://www.unar.it/unar/portal/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/n._3_-_Le_discriminazioni_razziali_ed_etniche_-_D._Tega.pdf. 2011. Diletta Tega. 978-88-608-1884-3. Roma. Armando Editore. Le discriminazioni razziali ed etniche: profili giuridici di tutela.
  4. Book: 9 December 2017. 30 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140630222712/http://www.unar.it/unar/portal/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/n.-4-DisOrientamenti-C.-D-Ippoliti-e-A.Schuster.pdf. 2011. Carlo D'Ippoliti, Alexander Schuster. 978-88-608-1886-7. Roma. Armando Editore. DisOrientamenti: discriminazione ed esclusione sociale delle persone LGBT in Italia.
  5. Book: 2011. Danilo Catania, Alessandro Serini. 978-88-608-1929-1. Roma. Armando Editore. Il circuito del separatismo: buone pratiche e linee guida per la questione Rom nelle regioni Obiettivo convergenza.
  6. Book: UNAR. 2011. 978-88-608-1976-5. Roma. Armando Editore. Parità di trattamento e uguaglianza in Italia: un anno di attività contro ogni forma e causa di discriminazione.
  7. Book: UNAR, Alessandro Pistecchia. 2011. 978-88-6081-984-0. Roma. Armando Editore. La minoranza romanì. I rom romeni dalla schiavitù a Ceausescu.
  8. Book: UNAR. 15 September 2014. 2012. 978-88-6677-406-8. Roma. Armando Editore. Relazione al Parlamento sull’effettiva applicazione del principio.
  9. Book: UNAR, Gelormini Paola. 15 September 2014. 17 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417151706/http://www.unar.it/unar/portal/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Noi-e-gli-Altri.pdf. 2013. Roma. Armando Editore. Noi e gli Altri.
  10. Book: UNAR, Associazione Culturale Pescepirata. 15 September 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095854/http://www.unar.it/unar/portal/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pescepirata.indd_.pdf. 2014. 978-88-6677-716-8. Roma. Armando Editore. Diverso sarò io.

Controversies

In 2017 an investigation by the program Le Iene reported that in a private club affiliated to the ANDDOS, association which had access to state funding amounting to 55,000 euros thanks to a UNAR tender, not yet disbursed,[5] group sex and prostitution homosexual.[6] Subsequently ANDDOS specified that the money paid by UNAR (awarded through a regular tender) was not linked to the support of the group but the aim was to finance specific projects relating to courses on discrimination.[7] On 20 February 2017, following the media outcry caused by the investigation, the director of UNAR Francesco Spano resigned from office.[8]

In July 2018 all the accusations relating to the former director of UNAR, Francesco Spano, were dropped and the court of auditors confirmed the correctness of the announcement that ended up under accusation.[9] [10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Inquadrato nel Dipartimento per le pari opportunità
  2. https://www.stradeonline.it/diritto-e-liberta/2629-scandalo-e-pregiudizio-il-caso-unar-oltre-il-servizio-delle-iene
  3. Gli esperti sono scelti tra soggetti, anche estranei alla pubblica amministrazione, dotati di elevata professionalità nelle materie giuridiche, nonché nei settori della lotta alle discriminazioni, dell'assistenza materiale e psicologica ai soggetti in condizioni disagiate, del recupero sociale, dei servizi di pubblica utilità, della comunicazione sociale e dell'analisi delle politiche pubbliche.
  4. Book: Pilati, Katia. 2010. 978-88-608-1736-5. Roma. Armando. La partecipazione politica degli immigrati: il caso di Milano.
  5. http://www.stradeonline.it/diritto-e-liberta/2629-scandalo- e-pregiudizio-il-caso-unar-oltre-il-servizio-delle-iene SCANDAL AND PREJUDICE: THE UNAR CASE BEYOND THE IENE SERVICE
  6. http://www.ilmessaggero.it/primopiano/cronaca/le_iene_unar_proposizione-2269447.html Funding for the gay prostitution venue, after the Iene service the Unar website is down
  7. Web site: 2018-03-25. it-IT. Unar and public money, here is the approved Anddos project National Association against Discrimination from Sexual Orientation.
  8. News: 2017-02-20. 20 February 2017. it. Repubblica.it. Caso Unar, si dimette il direttore Francesco Spano.
  9. Web site: 2018-07-31. 31 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213045/http://www.gaynews.it/attualit%C3%A0/item/1458-francesco-spano-scagionato-da-ogni-accusa-rinvio-a-giudizio-per-autori-insulti-via-social-nei-riguardi-ex-direttore-unar.html. GayNews. Spano scagionato da ogni accusa. Ma fioccano i rinvii a giudizio per gli autori d'insulti via social nei riguardi dell'ex direttore dell'Unar.
  10. News: 2018-07-31. 31 July 2018. Gaypost.it. Caso Anddos. L'ex direttore dell'Unar scagionato, silenzio delle Iene.

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