EU-MIDIS ‘Data in Focus’ report 2 examining
on how Muslims across the EU experience discrimination and victimisation
► Key findings
Under-reporting of incidents and lack of trust in public authorities
The results for Muslim respondents indicate similarly high levels of discrimination and victimisation as for other minority groups surveyed. Many racist incidents are not reported to the police or to any other organisation. Knowledge of anti-discrimination legislation is low, and there is a lack of trust in complaints mechanisms. Muslims surveyed do not consider religion to be the main reason for their discrimination. [read more]
First EU-MIDIS ‘Data in Focus’ report examining
discrimination and victimisation experienced by the Roma
► Key findings
Survey reveals extent of discrimination, under-reporting
and sense of resignation
Of all the groups surveyed by the FRA, the Roma emerged as the group
most vulnerable to discrimination and crime. The FRA has therefore
analysed their situation in a ‘data in focus’ report, the first
in a series of reports on minority groups and issues covered by
the survey. The report on the Roma reveals a bleak picture for the
estimated 12 million Roma in the EU. Roma reported the highest overall
levels of discrimination across all areas surveyed. 66-92% of Roma
(depending on the country) did not report their most recent experience
of discrimination to any competent authority. 65-100% of the Roma
respondents reported lack of confidence in law enforcement and justice
structures. [read more]
An introduction to the European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey
► Key findings
Racist crime, harassment and discrimination grossly under-reported
The survey reveals that discrimination, harassment and racially motivated violence are far more widespread than recorded in official statistics. Most of the minority groups surveyed in EU-MIDIS considered that discrimination on the basis of ethnic or immigrant origin was widespread in the Member State where they were interviewed. More than a third of the respondents stated that they had been personally discriminated against in the past 12 months. 12% experienced a crime that they felt was racially motivated, with 4% experiencing a racially motivated physical assault or threat of physical violence. [read more]