Penal Code and military law: Prohibition of racial descrimination (1994)
Categories: State and Politics › Votes › Domestic policy
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%
Text Sources
- FSO (2004): Vote Statistics
Data Sources
- Atlas of Switzerland (2010): Basiskarte 1:500.000
- Atlas of Switzerland: Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)
- FSO (2019): Volksabstimmungen (Ergebnisse Ebene Gemeinde seit 1981)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): Gemeindegrenzen GG25
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): Landeskarte 1:500.000
Data Owners: Atlas of Switzerland (AoS), Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo), Federal Chancellery
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