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The High Authority for the Struggle Against Discrimination and for Equality (La HALDE, in French: La Haute Autorité de Lutte contre les Discriminations et pour l’Égalité) is a French "independent administrative authority" created by law on 30 December 2004.
Areas of work
- Fighting against all discriminations
The HALDE helps anyone to identify discriminatory practices and to fight them. It advises in all the judicial arrangements, and contributes to establish evidence for discrimination. It has investigatory powers to instruct files, and can demand documents and evidence which the victim could not obtain. It can also hear witnesses.
The HALDE helps to find an adapted response:
- by acting as a mediator in order to find an agreement in case of serious discrimination
- by obtaining a compensation
- by offering a fine to the person who has discriminated and by starting a trial in the event of the fine not being paid
- by publicising a specific discrimination...
The HALDE gives advice and recommandations to the French government, the Parliament and to public authorities, in order to fight against discriminations and improve laws in the area of discrimination.
- Promoting equality
The HALDE promotes equal opportunities. It performs actions of raising awareness and training in order to change mindsets and attitudes. It identifies and disseminates the good experiences in fighting discriminations, and delivers annual reports to the French President, to the First Minister and to the Parliament. It also performs big raising-awareness campaigns with the public.
Who can contact the HALDE?
- Anyone who believes himself or herself to have been a victim of discrimination can appeal to HALDE, either independently, through a member of the National Assembly, through a senator or through a French EMP; the HALDE can then take pursue cases of discrimination itself, with the agreement of the alleged victim;
- Also, any group (that is at least 5 years old) whose charter aims to "fight discrimination or to help victims of discrimination" can accompany the case of an individual who believes to have been a victim of discrimination, if this individual wants this.
Sources
More on the HALDE: www.halde.fr/
