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Equality

Origine razziale e etnica

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

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Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Being Black in the EU – experiences of people of African descent

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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Handbook / Guide / Manual
Asylum, migration and borders
Asylum, migration and borders
Access to asylum
Borders and information systems
Child protection
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention
Legal migration and integration
Trafficking and labour exploitation
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
Borders and information systems
Data protection
Unlawful profiling
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
People with disabilities
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
Roma
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights
Defendants’ rights
Civil justice
Judicial cooperation and rule of law
Security
Business and human rights
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Inter-governmental human rights systems
National human rights systems and bodies
Civil society
6
September
2024

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Handbook / Guide / Manual
Racial and ethnic origin
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
25
October
2023

Being Black in the EU – Experiences of people of African descent

FRA's first Being Black in the EU report exposed widespread and entrenched racism against people of African descent in Europe. Now updated with new data, this report revisits the situation revealing persistent racial discrimination, harassment and violence. Overall, experiences of racial discrimination increased in the EU countries since 2016, reaching as high as 77%. The lack of progress is alarming despite binding anti-discrimination law in the EU since 2000 and significant EU policy developments since then.
Report / Paper / Summary
Religion and belief
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
9
November
2021

Antisemitism: Overview of antisemitic incidents recorded in the European Union 2010-2020

Antisemitic incidents and hate crimes violate fundamental rights,
especially the right to human dignity, the right to equality of
treatment, and the freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This
report provides an overview of available data on antisemitism as
recorded by official and unofficial sources in the EU Member States as
well as Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia. The data provided by
the countries are supplemented with information from international
organisations.
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Report / Paper / Summary
Racial and ethnic origin
Unlawful profiling
Security
25
May
2021

Your rights matter: Police stops - Fundamental Rights Survey

This paper presents statistical survey data for the EU on how often people are stopped by the police, in what kind of situations they are stopped, the action taken by the police during stops, and views on whether or not the police acted respectfully.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Religion and belief
Racial and ethnic origin

FRA Director at the 2021 Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism

This video statement by FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty was recorded for the online event '2021 Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism' which took place on 16 March 2021. The event was hosted by the city of Frankfurt am Main in partnership with the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM).
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Front cover of FRA antisemitism overview 2020
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Report / Paper / Summary
Religion and belief
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
10
September
2020

Antisemitism: Overview of antisemitic incidents recorded in the European Union 2009-2019

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. Antisemitic incidents and hate crimes violate fundamental rights, especially the right to human dignity, the right to equality of treatment and the freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
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Report / Paper / Summary
Uguaglianza, non discriminazione e razzismo
Origine razziale e etnica
11
November
2019

Essere di colore nell’UE Seconda indagine su minoranze e discriminazioni nell’Unione europea - Sommario

La presente relazione illustra i risultati selezionati della seconda indagine su larga scala dell’Agenzia su migranti e minoranze (EU-MIDIS II), esaminando le esperienze di quasi 6 000 persone
di origine africana in 12 Stati membri dell’UE. I risultati mostrano che, quasi vent’anni dopo l’adozione di leggi dell’UE che vietano la discriminazione, le persone di origine africana nell’UE si
trovano ad affrontare pregiudizi ed esclusione diffusi e radicati.
Report / Paper / Summary
Religion and belief
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
8
November
2019

Antisemitism - Overview of data available in the European Union 2008–2018

This annual overview provides an update of the most recent figures on antisemitic incidents, covering the period 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2018, across the EU Member States, where data are available. It includes a section that presents evidence from international organisations. In addition, for the first time, it provides an overview of how Member States that have adopted or endorsed the non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) (2016) use or intend to use it.
Report / Paper / Summary
Legal migration and integration
Asylum, migration and borders
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
12
September
2019

Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey - Migrant women - selected findings

FRA’s second EU Minorities and Discrimination survey (EU-MIDIS II) collected information from over 25,000 respondents with different ethnic minority and immigrant backgrounds across all 28 EU Member States. The main findings from the survey, published in 2017, pointed to a number of differences in the way women and men with immigrant backgrounds across the European Union (EU) experience how their rights are respected. This report summarises some of the most relevant survey findings in this regard, which show the need for targeted, gender-sensitive measures that promote the integration of – specifically – women who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants.
Report / Paper / Summary
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
4
July
2019

Young Jewish Europeans: perceptions and experiences of antisemitism

Based on FRA’s second large-scale survey on experiences and perceptions of antisemitism, this report focuses
on the perspectives of young Jewish Europeans (aged 16-34) living in twelve EU Member States. It first
describes this particular group and takes a look at defining antisemitism and understanding the place of Israel
in it.
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Racial and ethnic origin
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Roma

The plight of Roma sees little change

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Anti-Gypsyism across the EU remains a persistent barrier to improving the social and
economic situation of Roma today.
Infographic
Racial and ethnic origin
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Widespread racism continues to plague Europe

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Ethnic minorities and migrants continue to face harassment and discrimination across the EU,
despite longstanding EU laws against racism.
Infographic
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Challenges for progress towards equality

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Efforts to advance equality moved ahead in some areas but remain stalled in others.
Report / Paper / Summary
Reati generati dall’odio
Uguaglianza, non discriminazione e razzismo
Origine razziale e etnica
Religione e credenze
Sicurezza
8
March
2019

Esperienze e percezioni di antisemitismo - Seconda indagine sulla discriminazione e i reati generati dall’odio subiti dagli ebrei nella UE - Sommario

La presente sintesi illustra i principali risultati della seconda indagine della FRA sulle esperienze della popolazione ebraica riguardo ai reati generati dall’odio, alla discriminazione e all’antisemitismo nell’Unione europea; si tratta della più vasta indagine condotta sulla popolazione ebraica a livello mondiale.
Report / Paper / Summary
Religion and belief
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Victims’ rights
Security
10
December
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.
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Handbook / Guide / Manual
Unlawful profiling
Asylum, migration and borders
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Data protection
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Security
5
December
2018
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11 March 2021

Preventing unlawful profiling today and in the future: a guide

This guide explains what profiling is, the legal frameworks that regulate it, and why conducting profiling lawfully is both necessary to comply with fundamental rights and crucial for effective policing and border management. The guide also provides practical guidance on how to avoid unlawful profiling in police and border management operations.
Video
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.
Report / Paper / Summary
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Legal migration and integration
Racial and ethnic origin
28
November
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
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In brief / Factsheet
Unlawful profiling
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
20
September
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.