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Migrant tragedies, one of many fundamental rights challenges that need tackling, finds FRA

Record numbers of migrants died as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe in 2014. Member States should therefore consider offering more legal possibilities for people in need of international protection to enter the EU, as viable alternatives to risky irregular entry. This is one of the conclusions from this year’s Annual report which looks at developments across the EU in many areas over 2014.
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Severe labour exploitation in the EU

How to help end severe labour exploitation: identify risk factors, improve monitoring and encourage vicitms to report without risk of expulsion.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Asylum, migration and borders

Zero tolerance for severe forms of labour exploitation needed, FRA study says

Consumers are often unaware that the food they eat or the clothes they buy may have
been produced by people working under conditions of severe labour exploitation. A new
report by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows that while the EU has
legislation prohibiting certain forms of severe labour exploitation, workers moving within
or migrating to the EU are at risk of becoming victims.
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Asylum, migration and borders
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Trafficking and labour exploitation

Severe labour exploitation in the EU

Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender

The rights of intersex people are too often overlooked

Often the fundamental rights of intersex people are not respected as they remain largely unrecognised in European societies. The mainstream approach, which recognises people as either male or female, impacts on law and policy, finds the latest research from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
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Children, youth and older people

Justice needs to be more child-friendly, finds FRA

Each year hundreds of thousands of children across the EU are involved in legal proceedings. Justice systems need to do more to cater to the needs of these children, finds the latest report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Making justice more child-friendly is in the best interests of the child, improves child protection and their meaningful participation in judicial proceedings.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights
Children, youth and older people

Children and justice: your right to be heard

Children need to be heard and be involved in all issues that concern them. This includes the justice system.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights
Children, youth and older people

Children and justice: professionals' perspective and experiences

Children need to be heard and be involved in all issues that concern them. This includes the justice system.
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The EU Fundamental Rights Charter in action

Drawing on FRA annual report of fundamental rights challenges and achievement, the Agency has developed this infographic to illustrate how the Charter is being used in practice.
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Hate crime
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Values threatened by hate speech must be reinforced

The most effective way to counter hate speech is to reinforce the values of democracy and human rights that it threatens, the heads of three intergovernmental human rights institutions said today in a joint statement on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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Hate crime in the EU

Drawing on FRA research, the Agency has developed this infographic to illustrate some of the issues and what can be done.
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EU Agencies network achievements

FRA held the Chair of the EU Agencies network from March 2014 to March 2015. To sum up the achievements over the past year, FRA has produced this infographic.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

Why are victim support services important to people in the EU?

To mark the European Day for Victims of Crime on 22 February, FRA has created this infographic based on the the report: Victims of crime in the EU: the extent and nature of support for victims, published in January, 2015.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

More targeted victim support services needed in the EU

Well-resourced, well-aimed victim support is vital to ensure that victims of crime have real access to justice for the suffering they have been caused and ensure their rights are respected. In the first comprehensive assessment of victim support services throughout the European Union, published today, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) notes that despite improvements, challenges remain in many Member States.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender

What does it mean to be transgender in the EU today?

The alarming reality of what it is like being transgender in the EU today is revealed in a new report by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Violence and discrimination are common. Many hide their identity, are marginalised, and live in isolation or even fear.
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Celebrating 5 years of the EU Fundamental Rights Charter

The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights entered into force on 1 December 2009. To celebrate its first five years, FRA has produced this infographic.
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Asylum, migration and borders

FRC 2014: Video message by UN Special Rapporteur Francois Crépeau

This video message by UN Special Rapporteur Francois Crépeau was produced for the Fundamental Rights Conference 2014 (FRC) on Migration.
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Asylum, migration and borders

FRC 2014: Video message by UN High Commissioner Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein

This video message by UN High Commissioner Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein was produced for the Fundamental Rights Conference 2014 (FRC) on Migration.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Fundamental rights at the EU’s borders: FRA reports reveal challenges ahead

Two new reports by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) present the human rights situation at the EU’s air and land borders where asylum seekers as well as victims of trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation and for organ extraction may also first enter the EU.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

LGBTI event - Introduction video

This video was shown in the beginning of the high-level conference “Tackling sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination: next steps in EU and Member State policy making”.