Elisabeth Moreno, the Deputy Minister responsible for Equality between Women and Men, Diversity and Equal Opportunities, announced this Friday on Sud-Radio the launch today of an anti-discrimination platform by the Defender of Rights.
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We cannot speak of equal opportunities if we do not fight against discrimination.
(...) This platform, which we are launching today, is there to welcome the voices of people who are discriminated against,
”she explained.
"
We cannot accept that a person who is discriminated against (...) does not have confidence in the capacity to see his rights respected
", said Elisabeth Moreno.
The "
elevator (social) is rusty
", even if "
some still manage to take the stairs
", she estimated, questioned on the possibility today for a young person to carry out a course identical to his, come of Cape Verde in the 1970s.
The Defender of Rights, an independent administrative authority, Claire Hédon, will launch antidiscrimination.fr in the afternoon, a new service for reporting and helping victims of discrimination, in order to support victims free of charge to restore them to their rights. .
The platform is also accessible by a four-digit telephone number, 3928.
Asked about the bill on "
separatism
", to "
fight against those who consider themselves above the laws of the Republic
", Elisabeth Moreno said she did not believe that "
is enough
".
"
I think this law is a start
", she said, insisting on the role played by "
education
" to "
allow everyone to emancipate themselves, to be able to be trained, to find a job
".
"
We do not lock ourselves into radical Islamism when we know the risks that this implies if we have opportunities, everyone aspires to succeed,
" she added.