Art. 3 Ordinance of 14 October 2009 on Projects for Human Rights and the Fight Against Racism (racism) - Duties of the Service for Combating Racism

The Service for Combating Racism (service), affiliated with the General Secretariat of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA), shall undertake the following tasks: a. it promotes and coordinates activities aimed at preventing racism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia, as well as promoting human rights at the federal, cantonal, and communal levels; b. it coordinates its activities with the federal administration, extraparliamentary commissions, cantons, communes, and relevant intercantonal conferences; c. it undertakes projects either independently or in collaboration with third parties; d. it reviews third-party projects, supports them, and monitors their progress. It evaluates the projects; e. it coordinates third-party projects; f. it is responsible for public relations work related to the projects.