Discrimination: What can I do?

Are you treated badly because of your origin, skin colour, religion or language? That is discrimination. Here you get free help.

Discrimination means: someone treats you worse because of your origin, skin colour, religion, nationality or language. For example when looking for a flat, at work, in a shop or at an authority.

This is not okay. You may defend yourself.

Counselling at FABIA

FABIA advises you on racist discrimination. Free, confidential, neutral. For the cantons Luzern, Nidwalden and Obwalden.

No matter which residence status you have. Together you discuss what happened. Then you look at what you can do.

FABIA supports you in this. If needed, it refers you to other centres. E-mail: diskriminierungsschutz@fabialuzern.ch, phone 041 360 07 22.

Across Switzerland

The counselling network for victims of racism (Beratungsnetz für Rassismusopfer) connects counselling centres in all of Switzerland. You can report an incident there: network-racism.ch.

The Federal Commission against Racism (Eidgenössische Kommission gegen Rassismus, EKR) has an online legal guide. There you see what the law says: ekr.admin.ch.

What helps you

  • Write down what happened: date, place, people, words.
  • Are there witnesses? Write down their names.
  • Keep letters, e-mails or messages.
  • In case of violence or threats, call the police: 117. The victim support service (Opferberatung) helps you afterwards.

What you can do now

  1. Write down the incident: when, where, who, what.
  2. Contact FABIA: 041 360 07 22 or diskriminierungsschutz@fabialuzern.ch.
  3. Violence or threats? Call 117 and afterwards the victim support service (Opferberatung): 041 228 74 00.

This app does not replace a doctor or counselling.

FABIA Luzern, Beratung bei rassistischer Diskriminierung (2026-09-21)

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