Information on discrimination
what is discrimination?
Discrimination means that people are discriminated against because of
- racist attributions,
- their religion or ideology,
- their language
- their age,
- a physical, mental or psychological impairment,
- their gender or
- their sexual identity
are disadvantaged, harassed or marginalized.
Discrimination on the basis of one or even several of these characteristics is prohibited and yet occurs in all areas of life: at work, when shopping, at the disco, when looking for accommodation, when going to the authorities or on public transport.