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On 13 December, the Agency presented selected Roma results from its second EU minorities and discrimination survey at an event in Bratislava organised by the Plenipotentiary for Roma issues.
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On 8 December, the Agency presented its latest two migration Opinions to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
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On 8 December, the Agency presented its latest two migration Opinions to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
Widespread deprivation is destroying Roma lives. Families are living excluded from society in shocking conditions, while children with little education face bleak prospects for the future, a new report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows. The report analyses the gaps in Roma inclusion around the EU to guide Member States seeking to improve their integration policies.
This video message was produced for a holocaust education training for public officials.
Friso Roscam Abbing
We cannot afford not to promote equal treatment and social inclusion of migrants and minorities. Persisting discrimination and marginalisation will not only result in losing the skill and talent that Europe needs, but could also endanger social cohesion.
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This interview with Sir Julian King, EU Security Union Commissioner, was conducted on the occasion of his visit to the annual meeting of the network of EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies.
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High-level EU representatives gather on 14 November in Vienna at the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) to find ways of furthering a more effective security union that integrates a fundamental rights approach from the outset.
EU rules essential to build trust in the EU’s area of justice are seldom invoked, potentially hindering the fair treatment of people involved in criminal proceedings. Two new reports from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) offer detailed guidance for the EU and its Member States to boost the effectivity of the criminal justice system.
The Agency’s Director, Michael O’Flaherty, took part in a meeting of the European Parliament Employment Committee on 8 November.
This infographic looks at ways to improve the implementation of various EU criminal justice laws on the right to information, interpretation and translation that apply to Member States to guarantee common EU-wide minimum standards for rights protection.
This infographic looks at improving the implementation of the various EU criminal justice laws that apply to cross-border transfers, pre- and post- trial.
The Agency shared its view on protecting child rights in the Dublin Procedure, particularly for unaccompanied children at a hearing organised by the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee in Brussels on 10 October.
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Michael O’Flaherty
We meet in troubled times when human rights, even the fundamentals of the regional and international systems, are challenged. We need, more than ever, to intensify our cooperation in defence of human rights.
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Frauke Lisa Seidensticker
For more than a year now, we have heard the phrase ‘refugee crisis’ used by politicians, the media, and the public. And a crisis it undoubtedly is. However, it is not the refugees who are causing the crisis, but the lack of their protection and the solidarity needed to guarantee that protection. Europe will have failed if we fail on this issue. It is so integral to the values on which the EU was founded, and it is currently having such devastating consequences for the people trying to reach Europe’s shores. The rights to life and to dignity enshrined in EU and international law are not negotiable.
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Michael O'Flaherty
Plus d'un million de personnes ont cherché refuge au sein de l'Union l’an dernier. L'Europe s'est ainsi trouvée devant des défis sans précédent. Soyons clair : la crise des réfugiés est une crise des droits fondamentaux. Elle affecte non seulement les personnes concernées, mais aussi l'Union européenne en tant que telle. Si nous échouons à résoudre cette question, qui est si proche des valeurs fondatrices de l’Union européenne, l'Europe aura échoué. ** SEUL LE DISCOURS PRONONCE FAIT FOI **
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Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos
We cannot fight terrorism without confronting its ideological support base with a strong and determined human rights-based counter-narrative reflecting the universal values of tolerance, respect for diversity, and solidarity; supported by all major political forces; and permeating related mainstream media discourses.


The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Court of Human Rights launched a practical handbook on European law relating to access to justice at the Fundamental Rights Forum on 22 June 2016.
Suggestions to help tackle Europe’s pressing human rights crisis were captured at the Fundamental Rights Forum in Vienna. Over 700 leading experts from around the world contributed to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights’ event. All the 100+ practical ideas that were generated are being distilled in the Forum Chair’s Statement.
On 22 June 2016, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Court of Human Rights launch a practical handbook on European law relating to access to justice.