The “Barcelona, city of rights” programme is aimed at including the human-rights-based approach in public policies, and at designing and implementing policies on human rights based on thematic priorities, such as developing the right to the city and citizen rights, the fight against hate speech and discrimination and work for full citizenship.
We understand racism as a broad concept which includes different ways of classing individuals or groups as inferior, and which is not explained simply in terms of a different skin colour or phenotype.
Human rights in the city refer to the rights of all people living in the city, irrespective of their administrative status or passport.
Declarations of intolerance, discriminatory treatment and disparagement of people for the simple fact of their belonging to or being included in a group are a violation of human rights and an attack on society as a whole.
We understand full citizenship as the status people enjoy when they can access all the rights that are recognised and guaranteed in the city.
Office for Non-Discrimination
Office for Non-Discrimination
The Office for Non-Discrimination is a mechanism for guaranteeing human rights at a local level aimed at detecting discrimination-related human rights’ violations. Is aimed at all citizens, but pays special attention to the discrimination people suffer due to sexual orientation and gender identity, origin, etc.
Barcelona Municipal Immigration Council
Barcelona Municipal Immigration Council
Barcelona Municipal Immigration Council aims to influence the social, cultural and political environment to ensure immigrants exercise full citizenship.
