November 2019

Meldpunt Discriminatie Regio Amsterdam supports action group Kick Out Zwarte Piet with the registration and handling of reports of incidents with a discriminatory character during the local entrances, acting director Vincent Verkoelen announced.

Meldpunt Discriminatie Regio Amsterdam supports action group Kick Out Zwarte Piet with the registration and handling of reports of incidents with a discriminatory character during the local entrances, acting director Vincent Verkoelen announced.

A school discourages parents of children with Down syndrome to enrol for education there. This happens without any investigation into the individual support needs.

The client lives under the supervision of a foundation supporting victims who cannot live independently. Through the foundation she gets assigned another housing unit.

A black employee is called a "monkey head" on various occasions by a colleague. When he brings this up, his supervisor does not take the complaint seriously.

The client is transgender and works at an airport. Her supervisor wants her to change in the changing room for disabled people.

A man is abused on the street by a group of young people. The group made remarks regarding his sexual orientation and that he is too effeminate and should not be painting his nails.

A school systematically stops inviting parents to school activities if they have not paid the tuition or additional fees.

A man with an Antillean background walks into a shop and puts his bag in a locker. He does this because he was asked to the last time he visited. He notices, however, another man walking into the store with a bag. When the man asks the security officer if the locker rule is no

Our annual report shows the number of reports registered by the MDRA in 2018 for the municipalities of Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Aalsmeer, Diemen, Uithoorn and Ouder-Amstel.