Racism in Germany

Racism in Germany encompasses both historical and contemporary forms of racial discrimination and prejudice. This includes the colonial-era genocide of the Herero and Nama people, state-sanctioned racism in Nazi Germany that culminated in the Holocaust, and ongoing issues in post-reunification Germany.

During the Nazi era, policies such as the Nuremberg Laws codified racial hierarchies and led to the persecution of Jews, Roma, and other groups deemed "inferior". After World War II and German reunification, there have been instances of racist street violence and reports of systemic discrimination against immigrants and ethnic minorities and International human rights organizations have documented evidence of institutional under-representation, marginalization, and racial profiling.

Germany has also faced accusations of anti-Palestinian racism, including allegations of censorship, police violence and the conflation of anti-Zionism with antisemitism. The Bundestag's labeling of the BDS movement as antisemitic, along with allegations by academics and artists of a "witch hunt" against pro-Palestinian activists, has sparked controversy.