High risk · Verified: 2026-07-26

Discrimination in service, housing, employment or care

Security and facts first, then internal complaint, Defender of rights and sectoral remedies.

To be checked first

  1. Specific facts and witnesses
  2. Criterion of discrimination
  3. Security or immediate care
  4. Competent sectoral body

Evidence to be kept

  • Citations/dates/lieu
  • E-mail and refusal
  • Witnesses
  • Comparable situations without illegal collection

Action scale

Do not start with the toughest level: choose according to facts, document and delay.

Time and urgency

The Defender of Rights does not replace administrative or judicial deadlines.

Avoid

  • Do not publish personal data
  • Do not cause a repetition
  • Distinguish facts and assumptions

Signs of result

  • Recorded facts
  • Registered claim
  • Competent body seised
  • Protection measure or decision

Official sources

In case of deviation, use the source and document specific to your procedure.