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25/03/2013

Fundamental rights at the EU’s southern sea borders discussed with European Home Affairs Commissioner

FRA presented the findings from its research on fundamental rights at the EU’s southern sea borders to the European Home Affairs Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, on 25 March. The findings were contained in a report which FRA will make public on 27 March.
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21/03/2013

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Austerity is no excuse for racism

The social fallout from the ongoing global economic crisis must not become an excuse to allow racism and prejudice to go unchecked, said Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Eva Smith Asmussen, Chair of the Council of Europe's European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), in a joint statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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19/03/2013

How FRA and civil society cooperate

FRA works closely with a large number of civil society organisations active in the field of fundamental rights. A new video illustrates the cooperation between FRA and civil society organisations taking part in FRA's Fundamental Rights Platform.
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12/03/2013

Council of the European Union adopts FRA’s multi-annual framework for 2013-2017

The Council of the European Union adopted FRA’s multi-annual framework for 2013-2017 on 11 March. The Council decision determines the nine themes on which the agency will work over the next five years.
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Latest Publications

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March
2013

Inequalities and multiple discrimination in access to and quality of healthcare

Report
Certain people are seen as particularly vulnerable to unequal treatment, because they share a combination of characteristics that may trigger discrimination. A Roma woman sterilised without her informed consent, for example, has suffered discrimination not just because of her sex, as all women do not face this treatment, nor just because she is Roma, as Roma men may not face this treatment. The discriminatory treatment is based specifically on the intersection of her sex and ethnic origin.
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March
2013

How people are treated differently in healthcare

Easy read publication
This book will tell you about FRA’s work on how people might be treated differently in healthcare and on multiple discrimination in healthcare.
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March
2013

FRA brief: Crimes motivated by hatred and prejudice in the EU

Other
This brief provides a short compilation of FRA findings on the issue of combating hate crime in the EU.
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January
2013

FRA publications 2012

Other
A summary of all FRA products published in 2012.
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December
2012

Access to justice in cases of discrimination in the EU – Steps to further equality

Report
The principle of non-discrimination is firmly established in European Union (EU) legislation and includes provisions relating to access to justice. This report examines the process of seeking redress in cases of discrimination. It provides a detailed analysis of what the EU Member State bodies that deal with cases of discrimination do to support possible victims of discrimination and to offer them redress. It examines the factors obstructing effective remedies, such as the complexity of the complaints system, which discourage people from bringing cases and reinforce victims’ feelings of helplessness
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November
2012

EU-MIDIS Data in Focus Report 6: Minorities as Victims of Crime

Data in focus
This EU-MIDIS Data in focus report 6 presents data on respondents’ experiences of victimisation across five crime types: theft of or from a vehicle; burglary or attempted burglary; theft of personal property not involving force or threat (personal theft); assault or threat; and serious harassment. The European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS) is the first EU-wide survey to ask 23,500 individuals with an ethnic and minority background about their experiences of discrimination and criminal victimisation in everyday life.

Opinions

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04/12/2012

FRA opinion on the confiscation of proceeds of crime

In relation to the European Commission proposal for a Directive on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union, the European Parliament requested advice from FRA on the extent to which confiscation of proceeds of crime could go without breaching fundamental rights.
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09/10/2012

FRA opinion on proposed EU data protection reform package

Following a request by the European Parliament on 5 September 2012 for an analysis of the fundamental rights issues associated with the proposed EU data protection reform package, FRA issued its opinion on the draft legislation on 1 October 2012.
11/06/2012

FRA opinion on proposed EU regulation on property consequences of registered partnerships

The FRA delivered an opinion on 31 May on the proposed EU law on the property consequences of registered international partnerships, following a request from European Parliament on 25 April 2012.
15/06/2011

FRA opinion on the proposal for a Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive

Upon request of the European Parliament, the FRA presented an expert opinion on the fundamental rights compliance of a proposal for a Directive on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (COM(2011) 32 final). This was a follow-up request to the opinion of the FRA related to PNR from October 2008.

Videos

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19/03/2013

The Fundamental Rights Platform - Civil Society Cooperation

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22/02/2013

Interview with Juan Fernando López Aguilar

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20/11/2012

New FRA Reports on Victims of Hate Crime