Equality

Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Equality is a core value of the EU. You have the right to fair treatment regardless of who you are, what you believe, or how you chose to live.

We carry out research and share expertise to help fight discrimination, inequality and racism in all its forms.

    Publications and Data

    Publications and Data

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    Many women victims of gender-based violence stay silent and do not speak out about their experiences. This must change. Know the facts, break the silence and bring justice to victims. The results from the EU gender-based violence survey represent women aged 18 to 74 from across the EU.
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    3
    March
    2026
    Violence against women remains widespread in the European Union (EU). This joint report by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) presents detailed findings from the EU gender-based violence survey. It offers in-depth analysis of the scale, nature and drivers of violence and exposes the structural gender inequality. Building on the 2024 publication, EU gender-based violence survey - Key results, and following up on FRA’s 2014 report, Violence against women: an EU-wide survey, this report tracks trends over the last decade across the EU. Eurostat, FRA, and EIGE jointly conducted the survey. It is based on over 100,000 interviews covering all 27 EU Member States.
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    24
    February
    2026
    The start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022 shocked the global community and gave rise to a
    series of urgent fundamental rights challenges across Europe. While much attention has focused on the scale of devastation and its wider impact on all Ukrainians, the war has also inflicted profound personal harm. This report sheds light on the violence, sexual harassment and exploitation experienced by women displaced from Ukraine. Drawing on a survey and in-depth interviews with women from Ukraine, the report documents the prevalence, forms and patterns of gender-based violence and sets out practical measures to improve safety, access to justice and support.
    Report / Paper / Summary
    27
    January
    2026
    This report looks at antisemitism in the EU, focusing on what can be done to address gaps in recording and inconsistencies in data collection. It highlights existing tools and guidance for Member States to improve their recording systems. The analysis is based on official administrative data and information from publicly available sources across EU Member States, as well as Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Detailed country overviews are available for all countries covered. Antisemitism has been monitored by FRA since 2004. This report builds on the 2024 publication, ‘Jewish People’s Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism’.
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    The Fundamental Rights Report 2025 provides a comprehensive overview of the state of fundamental rights in the European Union, highlighting major developments and trends in 2024. This video provides an insight into the issues covered by this year's report.
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    Our recent report looks at the breadth and depth of violence and neglect faced by people with disabilities living in institutions. It highlights the shortcomings by EU Member States in preventing violence and protecting those who are at a higher risk of experiencing it, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This video explains the key issues as well as the actions needed to ensure that a person’s need for care and support should never come at the expense of their safety and dignity.
    Report / Paper / Summary
    27
    November
    2025
    This report looks at the breadth and depth of violence and neglect faced by people with disabilities living in institutions. It highlights the shortcomings by EU Member States in preventing violence and protecting those who are at a higher risk of experiencing it, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Based on research across all EU Member States and FRA observer candidate countries, the report calls for better protection, stronger prevention of violence, and clear accountability. It urges the EU and its Member States to implement their obligations around equality and fundamental rights.
    Report / Paper / Summary
    13
    November
    2025
    FRA analysed 31 digital tools and systems across seven EU Member States, exploring potential positive and negative effects on victims, claimants and defendants. By identifying risks early, investing in skills and training, and embedding protections from the outset, policymakers and practitioners can build effective and inclusive justice systems. This report provides practical suggestions to help ensure that digitalised justice systems are accessible and deliver fair outcomes for all.
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    The database provides up-to-date information on hate crime, incitement to violence and hatred, harassment, hate speech and discrimination against Muslims in the EU, Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia. Data for the United Kingdom exists up to 2019.
    In brief / Factsheet
    30
    October
    2025
    This factsheet summarises key Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) cases on reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. Building on Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), the courts address employment, physical accessibility, and education. In collaboration, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Court of Human Rights produced this short publication. It is designed to aid lawyers and policymakers in understanding and applying the jurisprudence in this area.

    Multimedia

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    Many women victims of gender-based violence stay silent and do not speak out about their experiences. This must change. Know the facts, break the silence and bring justice to victims. The results from the EU gender-based violence survey represent women aged 18 to 74 from across the EU.
    Video
    The Fundamental Rights Report 2025 provides a comprehensive overview of the state of fundamental rights in the European Union, highlighting major developments and trends in 2024. This video provides an insight into the issues covered by this year's report.
    Video
    Our recent report looks at the breadth and depth of violence and neglect faced by people with disabilities living in institutions. It highlights the shortcomings by EU Member States in preventing violence and protecting those who are at a higher risk of experiencing it, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This video explains the key issues as well as the actions needed to ensure that a person’s need for care and support should never come at the expense of their safety and dignity.
    Video
    Roma and Travellers in the EU have more jobs and better housing than before, but poverty, discrimination and segregation remain widespread, shows a new survey from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
    Video
    Challenging prejudice and stereotypes is not easy. But everything changes when we choose to truly see people for who they are. We can look beyond someone’s disability or skin colour – and see a person with their own dreams and aspirations. We can choose to understand, not assume. To connect, not exclude. So, pause. Look again. What do you choose to see?
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    Findings from FRA’s Being Black in the EU report point to people of African descent experiencing widespread racism and discrimination in their daily lives.
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    Young? Passionate about human rights? Having the right data can make a world of difference for your campaigning.
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    On 7 May 2022, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) organised the fourth Fundamental Rights Dialogue – a live debate that gives young people an opportunity to voice their fundamental rights concerns and to discuss ways to solve them.
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    In this vlog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty, points to the need to recommit to human rights, as evidenced by the wide-ranging impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here he refers to vaccine inequalities and the impact on marginalised communities, disadvantaged children and frontline workers. As he explains in this vlog, human rights can help fix and strengthen society so we are ready for the next pandemic.
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    In this vlog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty talks about the importance of celebrating diversity in our societies. He calls on everyone to build bridges and listen to each other, so we can create a society where everyone is equal in dignity and in rights.

    Events

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    FRA will present the results of the survey on violence against women from Ukraine at a UN Protection Working Group meeting.
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    The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and FRA will hold a collaborative workshop regarding violence against people with disabilities in institutions in Ireland.
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    On 17 March, FRA will meet with the European Commission to discuss how FRA’s latest evidence on youth can support the development of the EU Youth Strategy post 2027.
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    FRA will host a webinar on 16 March on improving the monitoring and recording of antisemitic incidents.
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    FRA will take part in a workshop on understanding and improving hate crime recording and data collection in Czechia. The workshop aims to support national authorities in reviewing their recording and data collection framework, identify gaps, discuss possible solutions and propose steps for improvement.
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    FRA’s Director will present FRA’s report on violence against people with disabilities in institutions to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the opening of the Committee’s 34th Session.
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    A round table conversation with experts into what the freshly released EU gender-based violence survey report tells us – not only about the prevalence of violence against women, but also about the impact, systems and solutions. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) will moderate.
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    FRA will join online a Eurostat working group meeting that takes place from 4 to 5 March. This is the annual meeting of the Eurostat working group on crime and criminal justice statistics.
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    The European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) is hosting an online knowledge café on 4 March. The webinar will foster a dialogue among several actors and promote actionable pathways towards preventing violence in institutional settings, improving support quality, and transitioning to inclusive and rights-based community services.
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    FRA will attend the ‘TACTICS for Change: Systemic Strategies for Coordinated Responses to Domestic Violence’ policy conference, organised by the European Network for the Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence.