Ratification CERD: acceded in 1982.

Extracts from state reply to Durban Review questionnaire:
The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI) has been very active in the areas of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in Portugal and has established numerous projects and initiatives. The work of ACIDI and the work of national human rights institutions have helped in the struggle against racism. The transposition of European Race Directive is one of the elements of the Portuguese legal machinery against racism.

Link to the full document:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/racism/DurbanReview/docs/session1/MemberStates/Portugal.pdf

Extracts from ECRI's third report (adopted in June 2006):
Provisions in administrative law and the Labour Code prohibiting racial discrimination have been strengthened. A victim support unit for immigrants and others who have suffered racial or ethnic discrimination (UAVIDRE) has been created. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities has been restructured and strengthened. However, gypsy communities still suffer from social exclusion. Racist stereotypes and racial prejudices persist within parts of the population and are sometimes conveyed by the media, notably in the case of Gypsies, immigrants, Jews and visible minorities in Portugal.

Link to the full document:
http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_rights/ecri/1-ecri/2-country-by-country_approach/portugal/portugal_eng_cbc_3.asp#P74_4093

ECRI land reports in French and when present in the original language of the country:
French