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The Race Relations Act
This section provides a summary of some of the main provisions of the Race Relations Act including the different forms of racial discrimination, your rights to commence proceedings in an Employment Tribunal or County Court and the scope of the Race Relations ActCommission for Racial Equality: Article 13 proposals
The employment and race directives under Article 13 provide, for the first time, a common legal framework of minimum protection against all forms of discrimination across all 15 member states of the European Union (including the UK).
Your rights under the law
Have you suffered racial discrimination, harassment or abuse? You don't have to put up with it. You have the right not to be discriminated against on racial grounds.
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The law
In the UK, the main law dealing with racial discrimination is the Race Relations Act 1976 ("the Race Relations Act")
This section summarises the main provisions of the Race Relations Act, including definitions of the different forms of racial discrimination, your rights to commence legal proceedings and the scope of the Race Relations Act.
It also explains how the European Union's Article 13 proposals - which include the employment and race directives - affect people in the UK.
