This report looks at five core aspects of detention conditions in EU Member States: the size of cells; the amount of time detainees can spend outside of these cells, including outdoors; sanitary conditions; access to healthcare; and whether detainees are protected from violence. For each of these aspects of detention conditions, the report first summarises the minimum standards at international and European levels. It then looks at how these standards are translated into national laws and other rules of the EU Member States.
Growing global efforts to encourage responsible business conduct that respects human rights include steps to ensure access to effective remedies when breaches occur. In 2017, the European Commission asked the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) to collect evidence on such access in the EU Member States, with the ultimate goal of identifying the EU actions most needed in this field. FRA’s resulting research involved two phases: desk research on different incidents of abuse; and interview-based fieldwork on professionals’ views on the availability and effectiveness of different complaint avenues.
Facial recognition technology (FRT) makes it possible to compare digital facial images to determine whether they are of the same person. Comparing footage obtained from video cameras (CCTV) with images in databases is referred to as ‘live facial recognition technology’. Examples of national law enforcement authorities in the EU using such technology are sparse – but several are testing its potential. This paper therefore looks at the fundamental rights implications of relying on live FRT, focusing on its use for law enforcement and border-management purposes.
Over 2.5 million people applied for international protection in the 28 EU Member States in 2015 and 2016. Many of those who were granted some form of protection are young people, who are likely to stay and settle in the EU. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights interviewed some of them, as well as professionals working with them in 15 locations across six EU Member States: Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Sweden. This report presents the result of FRA’s fieldwork research, focusing on young people between the
ages of 16 and 24.
Child rights come first. Measures to ensure child protection and participation apply to all children in the EU. This brochure guides you to relevant FRA reports and tools that can support you when promoting and protecting the rights of all children in the EU.
Les droits de l’enfant sont notre priorité. Les mesures visant à garantir la protection et
la participation des enfants s’appliquent à TOUS les enfants au sein de l’UE.
Denne rapport beskriver udvalgte resultater fra FRA’s anden store EU-dækkende undersøgelse af migranter og mindretal (EU-MIDIS II). Den undersøger erfaringerne fra næsten 6 000 personer af afrikansk herkomst i 12 EU-medlemsstater. Resultaterne viser, at snart tyve år efter vedtagelsen af EU’s lovgivning om forbud mod forskelsbehandling møder personer af afrikansk herkomst i EU udbredte og rodfæstede fordomme og udstødelse.
Menschen afrikanischer Abstammung stoßen EU-weit auf ausgeprägte und tief sitzende Vorurteile und Ausgrenzung. Rassendiskriminierung
und rassistisch motivierte Belästigung
sind an der Tagesordnung. Die Erfahrungen mit rassistisch
motivierter Gewalt nehmen unterschiedliche
Formen an, betreffen jedoch immerhin 14 %.
Diskriminierendes Profiling durch die Polizei gehört
ebenfalls zum Alltag. Die Hindernisse, die einer Integration
im Weg stehen, sind vielfältig, insbesondere
dann, wenn es um die Suche nach Arbeitsplätzen
und Wohnraum geht.
Across the EU, people of African
descent face widespread and entrenched prejudice
and exclusion. Racial discrimination and harassment
are commonplace. Experiences with racist
violence vary, but reach as high as 14 %. Discriminatory
profiling by the police is a common reality.
Hurdles to inclusion are multi-faceted, particularly
when it comes to looking for jobs and housing.
Tässä raportissa esitellään yhteenveto Euroopan unionin perusoikeusviraston (FRA) toisesta laajamittaisesta EU:n laajuisesta maahanmuuttajia ja vähemmistöjä koskevasta kyselytutkimuksesta (EU-MIDIS II). Siinä tarkastellaan lähes 6 000 afrikkalaistaustaisen henkilön kokemuksia EU:n 12 jäsenvaltiossa. Tulokset osoittavat, että EU:ssa asuvat afrikkalaistaustaiset henkilöt kärsivät laajamittaisista ja sitkeistä ennakkoluuloista ja syrjäytymisestä vielä lähes 20 vuotta EU:n
syrjinnänvastaisen lainsäädännön hyväksymisen jälkeen
Partout dans l’UE, les personnes d’ascendance
africaine doivent faire face à des préjugés
largement répandus et fermement ancrés
ainsi qu’à l’exclusion. La discrimination et le harcèlement
à caractère racial sont monnaie courante.
Le taux d’expériences de violence raciste varie, mais
atteint jusqu’à 14 %. Le profilage discriminatoire par
la police est une réalité commune. Les obstacles
à l’inclusion prennent de multiples formes, particulièrement
lorsqu’il s’agit de chercher un emploi
et un logement.
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.
Dan ir-rapport jiddeskrivi fil-qosor xi riżultati magħżula mit-tieni stħarriġ tal-FRA fuq skala kbira
madwar l-UE rigward il-migranti u l-minoranzi (EU-MIDIS II). Huwa jeżamina l-esperjenzi ta’
kważi 6,000 persuna ta’ dixxendenza Afrikana fi 12-il Stat Membru tal-UE. Ir-riżultati juru li,
kważi għoxrin sena wara l-adozzjoni ta’ liġijiet tal-UE li jipprojbixxu d-diskriminazzjoni, persuni
ta’ dixxendenza Afrikana fl-UE għadhom jiffaċċjaw preġudizzju u esklużjoni mifruxa u stabbiliti.
O presente relatório apresenta resultados selecionados do segundo inquérito da FRA realizado
em grande escala na UE sobre migrantes e minorias (EU-MIDIS II). Analisa as experiências de
quase 6 000 afrodescendentes em 12 Estados-Membros da UE. Os resultados demonstram que,
quase 20 anos após a adoção de leis da UE que proíbem a discriminação, os afrodescendentes
na UE ainda são alvo de preconceito e exclusão generalizados e enraizados.
I rapporten beskrivs utvalda resultat från FRA:s andra stora EU-undersökning av migranter och
minoriteter (EU-Midis II). I rapporten undersöks erfarenheterna hos nästan 6 000 personer av
afrikansk härkomst i tolv EU-medlemsstater. Resultaten visar att personer av afrikansk härkomst utsätts för allmänt utbredda och inrotade fördomar och utestängning i EU, nästan 20 år
efter antagandet av EU-lagstiftning som förbjuder diskriminering.
The Charter is most effective, and has a real impact on people’s lives, when parliaments, governments and courts at local, regional and national levels all actively apply it. The national sphere is particularly relevant. A strong fundamental rights architecture and committed national governments and parliaments are key to letting the Charter unfold its potential at this level. Civil society organisations (CSOs) and national human rights institutions (NHRIs) are also crucial given their contributions to the protection and promotion of Charter rights.
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.
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has been regularly collecting data on asylum and
migration since September 2015. This report focuses on the fundamental rights situation
of people arriving in Member States and EU candidate countries particularly affected by
migration. It addresses fundamental rights concerns between 1 July and 30 September 2019.
Protecting the rights of anyone suspected or accused of a crime is an essential element of the rule of law. Courts, prosecutors and police officers need certain powers to enforce the law – but trust in the outcomes of their efforts will quickly erode without effective safeguards. Such safeguards take on various forms, and include the right to certain information and to a lawyer.