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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Human rights messages that work - Michael O'Flaherty

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty gave the opening talk at the Human Rights Communicators' Workshop held at the Agency on 3-4 October 2019.
Aktuelle Nachricht

FRA presents evidence of discrimination to Social Questions Working Party

On invitation of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU, FRA presented evidence on discrimination to the Social Questions Working Party of the Council in Brussels on 7 October.
Aktuelle Nachricht

Training on the European arrest warrant, mutual trust and criminal detention

On 1 October in the Hague, FRA presented its work in the area of the European arrest warrant, mutual trust and criminal detention to European Judicial Network contact points.
Press Release
Justiz, Opferrechte und justizielle Zusammenarbeit

Zugang zur Justiz: Beschuldigte benötigen mehr Informationen und besseren Zugang zu einem Rechtsbeistand

Beschuldigte in Strafverfahren haben häufig keinen uneingeschränkten Zugang zur Justiz, weil sie schlecht informiert werden und keine angemessene Rechtsvertretung erhalten. Dies geht aus dem aktuellen Bericht der FRA hervor. Er zeigt, an welchen Stellen die Mitgliedstaaten Informationsflüsse und Rechtsbeistand verbessern sollten, um die Rechte von Beschuldigten zu wahren.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Judicial cooperation and rule of law
Civil justice

Handbook on Access to Justice

This handbook provides an overview of key aspects of access to justice in Europe.
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Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: human rights situation in Europe

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty shares his view on the current human rights situation in Europe.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society
Borders and information systems

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: rescue in the Mediterranean

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty focuses on the migration situation in the Mediterranean Sea and makes three proposals.
Speech
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Michael O’Flaherty

Communicating rights

Speech delivered by Michael O'Flaherty at Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly side event on communicating rights on 10 April in Strasbourg.
Press Release
Hasskriminalität
Gleichheit, Nichtdiskriminierung und Rassismus

Trotz Belästigungen bringen junge Jüdinnen und Juden in Europa ihre jüdische Identität zum Ausdruck

Viele jüdische Europäerinnen und Europäer sind Belästigungen ausgesetzt, lassen sich aber nicht unterkriegen und bringen ihre jüdische Identität deutlich zum Ausdruck. So lautet die Schlussfolgerung eines Berichts, der heute von der Europäischen Kommission und der FRA veröffentlicht wird. Zunehmende Hetze und Intoleranz zeigen, dass die gemeinsamen Anstrengungen unbedingt fortgesetzt werden müssen, um die seit Langem bestehenden und anhaltenden Feindseligkeiten gegenüber Jüdinnen und Juden angemessen zu bekämpfen.
Speech
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Michael O'Flaherty

Fostering equality in the EU – legislation, policies and practice

The FRA Director delivers a keynote speech on 17 June 2019 during the 'Building the present, designing the future: public policies for a more equal society' seminar organised by the International University Menéndez Pelayo in Santander Spain.
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Michael O'Flaherty

From wrongs to rights - Ending severe labour exploitation - Presentation of the report on Severe labour exploitation in the EU – exploited migrant workers’ perspectives

We shouldn’t be here this morning. It shouldn’t be that 100 years after the Philadelphia Declaration and the founding of the ILO that we should talk about systemic, criminal exploitation of labour. It shouldn’t be that we should talk about it in, of all places, Europe.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Trafficking and labour exploitation

Severe labour exploitation: A Woman Captured - Trailer

A Woman captured – a film by Bernadett Tuza-Ritter
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights

Severe labour exploitation: Report findings

Opening Video for FRA event - From wrongs to rights: ending severe labour exploitation.
Download report on labour exploitation
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Asylum, migration and borders
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights
Business and human rights
Trafficking and labour exploitation

Rights holders perspectives of severe labour exploitation

A short documentary related to labour exploitation in some sectors of the agricultural and transport industries.
Press Release
Asyl, Migration und Grenzen

Massive Ausbeutung von Wanderarbeitnehmerinnen und -arbeitnehmern: FRA-Bericht fordert Nulltoleranz gegenüber massiver Ausbeutung der Arbeitskraft

Die europäischen Regierungen müssen dringend mehr tun, um die Ausbeutung der Arbeitskraft in Unternehmen, Fabriken und landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben zu bekämpfen. Dies betont der heute veröffentlichte Forschungsbericht der FRA. Hunderte befragte ausgebeutete Arbeitnehmerinnen und -nehmer geben aus erster Hand Aufschluss über die illegalen Praktiken in Landwirtschaft, Baugewerbe, Hausarbeit, Hotel- und Gaststättengewerbe, Fertigung und Verkehr.
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People with disabilities
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems

Putting the UN’s Disability Convention into practice

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Ten years after the UN’s Disability Convention entered into force, 2018 saw it continue
to drive advances in disability rights across the EU.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Victims’ rights
Judicial cooperation and rule of law

Despite positive developments, hurdles to justice remain

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: In some Member States access to justice faces challenges. Judicial independence continues to cause
concerns. Victims’ procedural rights need more effective implementation. Gaps in preventing
violence against women and domestic violence remain.
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Children, youth and older people
Asylum, migration and borders
Child protection
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Ongoing challenges to advancing child rights

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Not all children benefit equally from efforts to guarantee child rights.
Some groups face particular difficulties.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies

Widespread data protection abuses highlighted by GDPR

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: 2018 was a landmark year for data protection. New EU rules took effect and complaints of breaches increased significantly.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Migration remains politically charged

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Although migrant arrivals to the EU continue to drop, it remains a divisive issue politically and
across society. Nearly 4 in 10 Europeans think immigration is more of a problem than a solution.
And nearly a half overestimate the number of irregular migrants in their country.