Appointed as “independent national rapporteur on the fight against racism, antisemitism and xenophobia” in 1990, the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) submits an annual report to the Government which draws up an inventory of the racism in France.
This report bases its analyzes and recommendations on a variety of complementary tools. The statistical report of the Ministry of the Interior, that of the Ministry of Justice, the surveys on the state of opinion, the analyzes of the CNCDH’s partner researchers, constitute as many elements to be compared with the numerous contributions of the institutional actors , associative and international, to understand as finely as possible the contours of racism and antisemitism in France.
The state of racism, antisemitism and xenophobia in France in 2021
After experiencing a significant drop in the context of a health crisis which reduced activities, the number of racist incidents has returned to levels comparable to those of 2019. Although the CNCDH barometer testifies this year to the maintenance of a level of tolerance high among the French population, it is essential to firmly recall that the fight against racism, antisemitism and xenophobia is still topical and must continue through the actions carried out by the public authorities and civil society.
The phenomena of racism and antisemitism in France require extreme vigilance: they are still largely under-reported and often manifest themselves through subtle forms of rejection that are sometimes difficult to characterize and denounce for the people who are victims of them.
