organization:european union agency for fundamental rights

EU failing on Roma rights

A report on Tuesday (29 November) by the Vienna-based Agency for Fundamental Rights reveals one in three live in households with no tap water, while one in ten has no electricity.

▻https://euobserver.com/justice/136079
#droits #Roms #Europe #UE #EU

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80% of Roma are at risk of poverty, new survey finds

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.

▻http://fra.europa.eu/en/press-release/2016/80-roma-are-risk-poverty-new-survey-finds
#pauvreté

Opinion of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights concerning an EU common list of safe countries of origin

▻http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2016-opinion-safe-country-of-origin-01-2016_en.pdf
#pays_sûrs #liste_commune #Europe #UE

Racism, discrimination, intolerance and extremism: learning from experiences in Greece and Hungary | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

▻http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2013/racism-discrimination-intolerance-and-extremism-learning-experiences-gree

▻http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra-2013-thematic-situation-report-3_en_0.pdf

Crimes motivated by racism, xenophobia and related intolerances, the mainstreaming of elements of extremist ideology in political and public discourse, and ethnic discrimination all persist throughout the European Union. Growing alarm has been expressed at the national, EU and international levels with regard to manifestations of violent racism and other forms of intolerance especially in two EU Member States: Greece and Hungary. An additional important concern is the substantial parliamentary representation of parties that use paramilitary tactics or are closely associated with paramilitary groups and use extremist rhetoric to target irregular migrants in Greece, and the Roma and Jews in Hungary.

#europe #racisme #xénophobi #extrême-droite #hongrie #grèce

The duty to inform applicants about asylum procedures: The asylum-seeker perspective : thematic report
By the European Commission.

A fair asylum procedure is one where applicants know their rights and duties, and where they understand its different stages. The right to be informed at decisive moments of the procedure is an important element of procedural fairness. In its 1977 Conclusions on International Protection, the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme already highlighted the requirement to provide asylum seekers with guidance on the asylum procedure. This report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) examines the information that asylum seekers have on the asylum procedure, looking in particular at the main source of information for asylum seekers, which type of information they receive, and when and how they receive it. In addition, the report looks at gender as well as Dublin II issues. The 2005 Asylum Procedures Directive, which lays down minimal standards for asylum procedures in the European Union, establishes a duty to inform asylum applicants about their rights and obligations, and the procedure to follow (Article 10.1.a). A similar duty is contained in Article 3.4 of the 2003 Dublin II Regulation which, in its recast proposal, the European Commission suggests to strengthen by adding which information shall be provided to asylum seekers and how. The purpose of the duty to inform asylum seekers is to ensure that applicants are equipped to take informed decisions at each stage of the procedure. It is, therefore, essential that information is not only provided to applicants, but that it is also understood by them. The findings of this FRA research indicate that while states are providing information to asylum seekers on the procedure, such information is not always understood or does not lead to the applicants becoming aware of their rights and obligations. The evidence gathered from asylum seekers suggests that level of trust in the source providing information and communication barriers – due to both language and technical jargon – emerge as recurrent obstacles to effective provision of information, which would equip applicants to take informed decisions at each stage of the procedure. The starting point to enhance the effectiveness of information provided to asylum seekers is to listen to what they suggest. To this end, many ideas were collected by the FRA from respondents, which are set forth in each chapter of this report. In addition, based on the findings of this research, the FRA has formulated the following opinions on issues which can best be addressed by European Union policy making and implementation of EU law

▻http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/the-duty-to-inform-applicants-about-asylum-procedures-pbTK3110581

#migration #asile #réfugié

Fundamental rights at Europe’s southern sea borders | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

▻http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2013/fundamental-rights-europes-southern-sea-borders

Fundamental rights at Europe’s southern sea borders

This FRA report examines the conditions at Europe’s southern sea borders with respect to the most fundamental rights of a person, the right to life and the right not to be sent back to torture, persecution or inhuman treatment. It looks at sea border surveillance and disembarkation procedures, as well as training and Frontex-coordinated operations. It examines practices across the EU Member States researched – Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain.

#migration #asile #europe