Catalogue question 281 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Two friends want to go to a public swimming pool in Germany. Both have dark skin and are refused entry because of it. Which right is violated in this situation? The right to …
- freedom of expression
- equal treatment Correct
- freedom of assembly
- freedom of movement
Why — for every option
- A — Freedom of expression concerns expressing opinions, not access to public facilities.
- B — Correct: exclusion on the basis of skin colour is discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin, forbidden by the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) and Art. 3(3) of the Basic Law — the right to equal treatment is violated.
- C — Freedom of assembly protects the right to gather with others, not individual access to a swimming pool.
- D — Freedom of movement concerns the free choice of residence, not access to a single public facility.
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