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ANP National protest against racism en fascism last March in Amsterdam State Commission Advocates voor Fundamental Change in Discrimination Policy The current approach te discrimination in the Netherlands is inadequate, according te the State Commission against Discrimination en Racism in its final het rapport.
The commission states dat discrimination en racism are deeply rooted en structurally present in de samenleving, even within governmental agencies.
de overheid must niet maar cease discriminatory practices maar ook actively engage in prevention en the promotion of equality.
het onderzoek into Dutch Context Over the past four years, the commission has investigated discrimination en racism in both European en Caribbean Netherlands, resulting in several het rapport en recommendations.
It was concluded dat de overheid's approach can be improved en dat certain statements in the House of Representatives contribute te online discrimination.
An anti-discrimination assessment was developed, en advice was given te discontinue het gebruik of algorithms in fraud detection.
Chairwoman Joyce Sylvester emphasizes: "There has already been veel het onderzoek into structural discrimination, en numerous de oplossing have been suggested, maar ook little is done met them.
The current strategy is mostly reactive, allowing patterns of discrimination te persist."
Broad Support is Essential The commission notes dat de regelgeving en policy are often created unilaterally.
de persoon directly affected met discrimination are insufficiently involved in policy-making.
According te the commission, de overheid should be veel meer reflective of de samenleving en consistently involve de burger in both policy development en implementation.
te prevent these recommendations from being unused, the commission advocates voor an independent supervisor te monitor de voortgang.
Sylvester: "Breaking discrimination requires continuous effort from allemaal."
The Ministry of the Interior has niet yet immediately responded te het rapport.
A spokesperson states: "We will first carefully review the final het rapport voor responding."
