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Equality

Égalité, non-discrimination et racisme

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Highlights

  • Explorateur de données
    06 May 2020

    LGBTI Survey Data Explorer

    A total of 139,799 persons aged 15 years or older who describe themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or intersex (LGBTI) completed the online EU-LGBTI II Survey in all EU Member States and the candidate countries of North Macedonia and Serbia.
  • Diversity equality inclusion on notes
    Opinion
    30
    avril
    2021

    Equality in the EU 20 years on from the initial implementation of the equality directives

    This opinion illustrates the extent and nature of lived experiences of inequality and discrimination across the EU. It does so with reference to the grounds of discrimination and areas of life covered by the racial and employment equality directives, as well as in relation to the grounds and areas covered by the proposed Equal Treatment Directive.
    Download the summary in English and French
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    28
    novembre
    2018

    Being Black in the EU

    Almost twenty years after adoption of EU laws forbidding discrimination, people of African descent in the EU face widespread and entrenched prejudice and exclusion. This report outlines selected results from FRA's second large-scale EU-wide survey on migrants and minorities (EU-MIDIS II). It examines the experiences of almost 6,000 people of African descent in 12 EU Member States.
    Summary available in 9 languages
    Explore the data
    Read the press release
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    6
    décembre
    2017

    Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey - Main results

    Seventeen years after adoption of EU laws that forbid discrimination, immigrants, descendants of immigrants, and minority ethnic groups continue to face widespread discrimination across the EU and in all areas of life – most often when seeking employment. For many, discrimination is a recurring experience. This is just one of the findings of FRA’s second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS II), which collected information from over 25,500 respondents with different ethnic minority and immigrant backgrounds across all 28 EU Member States.
    Read press release
    Explore the data
    Watch findings video
Produits
Report / Paper / Summary
Hate crime
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
12
décembre
2018

Unmasking bias motives in crimes: selected cases of the European Court of Human Rights

This paper discusses the evolution of European Court of Human Rights case law relating
to hate crime, providing an update on the most recent rulings. Approaching hate crime
from a fundamental rights perspective, it shows how Member State authorities’ duty to
effectively investigate the bias motivation of crimes flows from key human rights
instruments, such as the European Convention on Human Rights.
Vidéo
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Religion and belief
Security
Hate crime

Video Blog by Michael O'Flaherty: Antisemitism

Michael O'Flaherty focuses on the situation of the Jewish community living in the EU.
Report / Paper / Summary
Religion and belief
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Victims’ rights
Security
10
décembre
2018

Experiences and perceptions of antisemitism - Second survey on discrimination and hate crime against Jews in the EU

This report outlines the main findings of FRA’s second survey on Jewish people’s experiences with hate crime, discrimination and antisemitism in the European Union – the biggest survey of Jewish people ever conducted worldwide. Covering 12 EU Member States, the survey reached almost 16,500 individuals who identify as being Jewish. It follows up on the agency’s first survey, conducted in seven countries in 2012.
Watch findings video
Watch launch event
Read press release
Handbook / Guide / Manual
Profilage illicite
Asile, migration et frontières
Protection des données, respect de la vie privée et nouvelles technologies
Protection des données
Égalité, non-discrimination et racisme
Origine raciale et ethnique
Justice, droits des victimes et coopération judiciaire
Sécurité
5
décembre
2018

Guide pour la prévention du profilage illicite aujourd’hui et demain

Le présent guide explique le profilage, les cadres juridiques qui le régissent et les raisons pour
lesquelles le profilage licite est à la fois nécessaire pour garantir le respect des droits fondamentaux
et essentiel à l’efficacité des opérations de police et de gestion des frontières.
Report / Paper / Summary
People with disabilities
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
4
décembre
2018

From institutions to community living for persons with disabilities: perspectives from the ground

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities commits both the EU and all of its Member States to realising the right of persons with disabilities to live independently in the community – which includes achieving deinstitutionalisation for those residing in institutional settings. But much remains to be done to make this a reality in practice. This report presents the main insights gained during fieldwork on the drivers of and barriers to deinstitutionalisation. Focusing on the local level, it gives voice to a diverse set of actors – most importantly, to people with disabilities themselves.
View the infographic
Watch the video
Read the human stories
Download project factsheets
Vidéo
Asylum, migration and borders
Legal migration and integration
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin

Being black in the EU often means racism and poor jobs

Black people in the EU face unacceptable difficulties in getting a decent job because of their skin colour. Racist harassment also remains all too common.
Vidéo
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Being black in the EU often means poor housing conditions

Black people in the EU face unacceptable difficulties in simply finding somewhere to live because of their skin colour.
Report / Paper / Summary
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Legal migration and integration
Racial and ethnic origin
28
novembre
2018

Being Black in the EU

Almost twenty years after adoption of EU laws forbidding discrimination, people of African descent in the EU face widespread and entrenched prejudice and exclusion. This report outlines selected results from FRA's second large-scale EU-wide survey on migrants and minorities (EU-MIDIS II). It examines the experiences of almost 6,000 people of African descent in 12 EU Member States.
Summary available in 9 languages
Explore the data
Read the press release
Report / Paper / Summary
Roma
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
16
novembre
2018

Working with Roma: Participation and empowerment of local communities

This report presents the main insights gained during the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s project on local engagement for Roma inclusion, which explores how to best involve Roma in integration efforts at the local level. Bringing together local authorities and residents, especially Roma, it investigated what aspects work, which ones do not, and why this is the case.
Periodic updates / Series
Hate crime
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
9
novembre
2018

Antisemitism - Overview of data available in the European Union 2007–2017

Antisemitism can be expressed in the form of verbal and physical attacks, threats,
harassment, discrimination and unequal treatment, property damage and graffiti or other
forms of speech or text, including on the internet. The present report provides an overview of data on antisemitism as recorded by
international organisations and by official and unofficial sources in the 28 European
Union (EU) Member States, based on their own definitions and categorisations.
Report / Paper / Summary
Asile, migration et frontières
Protection des données, respect de la vie privée et nouvelles technologies
Égalité, non-discrimination et racisme
Justice, droits des victimes et coopération judiciaire
Soutien aux systèmes et aux défenseurs des droits de l’homme
26
octobre
2018

Fundamental Rights Forum 2018 - Déclaration du Président

Le Forum des droits 2018 de l’Agence des
droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne
a rassemblé plus de 700 champions des
droits de l’homme à l’heure où les divisions
sociales s’élargissent et où les politiques
sont de plus en plus polarisées en Europe.
Report / Paper / Summary
Children, youth and older people
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
17
octobre
2018

Combating child poverty: an issue of fundamental rights

Almost 25 million children under 18 are at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU. Poverty deprives children of educational
opportunities, childcare, access to health care, adequate food and housing, family support and even protection from violence.
This report outlines data and survey findings that highlight the magnitude of child poverty in the EU, but also presents tools
available to counter this phenomenon and keep track of progress made.
In brief / Factsheet
Unlawful profiling
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
20
septembre
2018

In Brief - Big data, algorithms and discrimination

With enormous volumes of data generated every day, more and more decisions are based on data analysis and algorithms. This can bring welcome benefits, such as consistency and objectivity, but algorithms also entail great risks. A FRA focus paper looks at how the use of automation in decision making can result in, or exacerbate, discrimination.
Report / Paper / Summary
Borders and information systems
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
12
septembre
2018

How the Eurosur Regulation affects fundamental rights

In November 2017, the European Commission requested FRA’s support in evaluating the impact on fundamental rights of the European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur) Regulation. Further to this request, FRA reviewed the work of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and analysed cooperation agreements concluded by EU Member States with third countries which are relevant for the exchange of information for the purposes of Eurosur. This report presents the main findings of such review.
Report / Paper / Summary
Civil justice
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
29
août
2018

Making EU citizens’ rights a reality: national courts enforcing freedom of movement and related rights

The founding treaties, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and secondary EU law all provide for EU citizens’ freedom to move and reside freely in any EU country of their choice. Growing numbers of citizens, and their family members, are making use of this freedom and related rights, such as the right not to be discriminated against based on nationality and the right to vote in certain elections in the host Member State. But making these rights a reality remains a challenge. This report presents an EU-wide, comparative overview of the application of the Free Movement Directive (2004/38/EC) across the 28 Member States based on a review of select case law at national level.
Report / Paper / Summary
Roma
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
19
juillet
2018

Transition from education to employment of young Roma in nine EU Member States

Across the European Union, Member States are faced with the challenge of integrating Europe’s most deprived
and disenfranchised minority groups. As a follow up to the EU-MIDIS II findings on Roma, this report presents
FRA’s findings relating to the issues of education and employment. Encouraging Roma participation in education
and employment equips communities with higher incomes, better life opportunities and greater social inclusion.
Report / Paper / Summary
Hate crime
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Civil society
21
juin
2018

Hate crime recording and data collection practice across the EU

Across the European Union, people face hatred because of their skin colour, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexuality. In response, the EU and its Member States have introduced laws against hate crime and support services for victims. But these will only fulfil their potential if victims report hate-motivated harassment and violence to the police, and if police officers record such incidents as hate crimes. This report provides rich and detailed information on hate crime recording and data collection systems across the EU, including any systemic cooperation with civil society.
Read press release
Access compendium of practices
Fundamental Rights Report
Enfants, jeunes et personnes âgées
Égalité, non-discrimination et racisme
6
juin
2018

Modifier les perceptions : vers une approche du vieillissement fondée sur les droits

Les sociétés européennes ne rajeunissent pas. Ceci est un fait auquel l’Europe entière doit faire face, sachant que d’ici 2080, soit deux générations, la proportion de personnes âgéesde 65 ans ou plus représentera près de 30 % de la population de l’Union européenne.
Fundamental Rights Report
Égalité, non-discrimination et racisme
Asile, migration et frontières
Protection des données, respect de la vie privée et nouvelles technologies
Justice, droits des victimes et coopération judiciaire
Soutien aux systèmes et aux défenseurs des droits de l’homme
6
juin
2018

Rapport sur les droits fondamentaux 2018 – Avis de la FRA

L’année 2017 a été marquée à la fois par des avancées et des régressions en matière de protection des droits fondamentaux. Le rapport sur les droits fondamentaux 2018 de la FRA examine les principales évolutions intervenues dans l’Union entre janvier et décembre 2017 et présente les avis de la FRA à cet égard.
Report / Paper / Summary
Artificial intelligence and big data
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Unlawful profiling
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
30
mai
2018

#BigData: Discrimination in data-supported decision making

We live in a world of big data, where technological developments in the area of machine learning and artificial intelligence have changed the way we live. Decisions and processes concerning everyday life are increasingly automated, based on data. This affects fundamental rights in various ways. This focus paper specifically deals with discrimination, a fundamental rights area particularly affected by technological developments.