FRA attended online Roma workshops organised by the UN Development Programme and the World Bank. They were part of the EU-funded project Multi-country Survey on the socio-economic vulnerabilities of Roma in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
Between 18 and 20 June, FRA contributed to training on the Entry Exit System (EES). The system will register biometric data of non-EU nationals travelling to the EU as of October 2024.
Incapacité à sauver et à aider les migrants en détresse, mauvais traitements et abus. Il s’agit là de quelques-unes des violations graves et aux conséquences potentiellement mortelles des droits de l’homme aux frontières terrestres et maritimes de l’UE qui ne font pas l’objet d’enquêtes appropriées. Le dernier rapport de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) recense les lacunes et les obstacles systémiques qui empêchent d’enquêter sur ces violations. Le pacte sur la migration et l’asile offre une possibilité d’y remédier. Le rapport propose des mesures concrètes pour garantir des enquêtes plus efficaces sur les cas de décès et de mauvais traitements aux frontières de l’UE.
FRA took part in the 10th EU human rights dialogue with Indonesia hosted by the EU External Action Service (EEAS). FRA’s joined the EU delegation at the request of new EU Special Representative on Human Rights, Olof Skoog.
On 8 and 9 July, FRA delivered training during a seminar for defence lawyers organised by the European Academy of European Law (ERA) and co-financed by the EU.
FRA delivered a lecture on new forms of fundamental rights monitoring under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum during a Summer School on EU Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy. The Odysseus Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum in Europe convened the summer school.
Nearly 30,000 people have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea to seek sanctuary or a better life in Europe since 2014. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights continues to outline the struggles civil society organisations face rescuing people in distress in the Mediterranean.