According to the wording of the law: "The Centre’s task is to promote equality of opportunity and to combat all forms of discrimination, exclusion, restriction or preferential treatment based on: a so-called race, skin colour, descent, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, marital status, birth, wealth, age, religion or ideology, present or future state of health, disability or physical characteristics"

"The Centre also has the task of ensuring respect for the basic rights of foreigners and informing the authorities about the nature and scale of migration flows. It also has the duty of promoting consultation and dialogue between all governmental and private players involved in the reception and integration of immigrants. In addition, the Centre has the task of promoting the struggle against human trafficking (and smuggling)".

Human Trafficking? An inconvenient truth. Some of us ignore it. Others want to hear more about it!

The website of the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism changed its look on March 14, 2008.