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Glossary · Chapter 7: Human rights

etnisk tillhörighet

Swedish word. In English: ethnicity

Which people or ethnic group a person belongs to or comes from.

Facts about the word

  • The Discrimination Act prohibits companies and organisations from treating people worse because of, among other things, ethnicity. Sverige i fokus s. 26
  • The Instrument of Government says that public bodies must counteract discrimination on grounds including skin colour and national or ethnic origin. Sverige i fokus s. 22
  • Segregation means, among other things, that people live apart depending on income or ethnic background. Sverige i fokus s. 11

Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.

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