10
Nov
2022
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Racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU (debate)
Mr President, racism is prohibited in Europe, but it does exist. That's why we're here. And we don't know if states do all they can. We don't think so. Social hatred is directed towards people who are part of vulnerable groups because of their haters and defined mainly by their haters. They take away their individuality and differentiate them by race, language, ethnic ascendant, ideological, whatever. Real people are attacked on the basis of prejudice. And those who build the enemy on the basis of intolerance and prejudice consider themselves victims. This is how they justify and update the excuse to continue hating. This is very important in this House because we have a responsibility for those speeches. Thus they justify the dehumanization of the one they do not like and think they exercise self-defence, but it is false: They are prisoners of these prejudices. This is why it is not only by legislating that these behaviours can be tackled, but it is also necessary to legislate and it is necessary for States to act. Juan Fernando López Aguilar said: only 12 Member States have submitted plans. And the horizontal anti-discrimination directive has been blocked in the Council since 2008, ladies and gentlemen. The decision to extend hate crime is an imponderable one and remains blocked. And Czechia does not respond.