# Penal Code and military law: Prohibition of racial descrimination (1994)

A thematic map of the Atlas of Switzerland, the national atlas published by ETH Zurich. The map is drawn in the browser; this file describes it and lists its variants and links, but not the data values shown on the map.

- Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/penal-code-and-military-law-prohibition-of-racial-descrimination-1994/
- Short title: Anti-Racism Act (1994)
- Map id: 703
- Categories: State and Politics › Votes › Domestic policy
- Keywords: Politics, Population, racism
- Published: 2019-12-04
- Last revised: 2020-09-10
- Content language: English
- Other languages: [Deutsch](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/de/thema/strafgesetzbuch-und-militaergesetz-verbot-der-rassendiskriminierung-1994.md), [Français](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/fr/theme/code-penal-et-code-penal-militaire-interdiction-de-la-discrimination-raciale-1994.md), [Italiano](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/it/tema/codice-penale-e-militare-divieto-della-discriminazione-razziale-1994.md)

## Description

Right-wing forces had called for a referendum against the ban on racial discrimination (Anti-Racism Act) on the grounds that it restricted freedom of expression. The Anti-Racism Act provides for the punishment of discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin or religion. Adoption of the bill enabled the Swiss Government to ratify the UN Convention on eliminating racial discrimination.

The proposal was accepted.

Voter turnout: 45.9%
Votes in favour: 54.6%

## Sources

- FSO (2004): Vote Statistics

## Data sources

- Atlas of Switzerland (2010): [Basiskarte 1:500.000](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- Atlas of Switzerland: [Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- FSO (2019): [Volksabstimmungen (Ergebnisse Ebene Gemeinde seit 1981)](https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-1703030000_101/-/px-x-1703030000_101.px)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Gemeindegrenzen GG25](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/landscape/boundaries3D)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Landeskarte 1:500.000](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/maps/national/lk500)

## Data owners

- [Atlas of Switzerland (AoS)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- [Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/)
- [Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)](http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/)
- [Federal Chancellery](http://www.admin.ch)

## Citation

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> Atlas of Switzerland (2020): Penal Code and military law: Prohibition of racial descrimination (1994). ETH Zürich. Map data © AoS, FSO, swisstopo, Federal Chancellery. https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/penal-code-and-military-law-prohibition-of-racial-descrimination-1994/

## Variants

The map has 2 variants. Levels: spatial unit → time. The `u` value of a variant selects it in the links below.

- Cantons
  - 1994: `u=ABYAAwAA` (default)
- Communes
  - 1994: `u=ABYABQAA`

## Links

Replace `{u}` with the `u` value of a variant above, or leave out `u={u}` for the default variant. The map opens at its full extent; a link cannot set the map position.

- Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/penal-code-and-military-law-prohibition-of-racial-descrimination-1994/?u={u}
- Short link, stays valid when the title changes: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/t/703/?u={u}
- Side by side with another map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/comparison/?lt=703&lu={u}&rt={id of the other map}&ru={u of the other map, or leave out}

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