Sobre Oberaxe - Observatorio Español del Racismo y la Xenofobia

Article 71 of Organic Law 4/2000, of January 11, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration establishes the constitution of the Spanish Observatory of Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE) “with study and analysis functions, and with the capacity to raise proposals for action, in the field of combating racism and xenophobia”.

The Spanish Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE) reports to the Secretariat of State for Migration, pursuant to Royal Decree 689/2025 of 29 July, amending Royal Decree 501/2024 of 21 May, which develops the basic organizational structure of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, and amending Royal Decree 1009/2023 of 5 December, establishing the basic organizational structure of the ministerial departments. The functions assigned to the OBERAXE are as follows:

1. The collection and analysis of information on racism and xenophobia in order to understand the situation and its prospects for evolution, through the implementation of an information network.
2. Promoting the principle of equal treatment and non-discrimination and combating racism and xenophobia.
3. Collaboration and coordination with the various public and private, national and international actors involved in the prevention and fight against racism and xenophobia.
4. The realization of plans, studies and strategies to favor the inclusion of migrants and their evaluation.