L’Agence européenne des droits fondamentaux - dont les publications sont en anglais - a publié un rapport d’enquête sur les minorités dans l’Union Europe et la discrimination.
Les constats principaux sont l’existence de traitements discriminatoires élevés du côté des minorités ethniques (dont les Roms) et des groupes d’immigrés interrogés, la discrimination la plus forte se retrouvant essentiellement dans deux domaines : l’éducation et l’emploi. Or, selon l’Agence, ceci est d’autant plus inquiétant que l’éducation et l’emploi rémunéré sont la clef de l’intégration sociale.
Par ailleurs, la très grande majorité des personnes intérrogées ne font pas état de ces discriminations et ne saisissent pas les ONG compétentes “Des milliers de cas de discrimination et de crimes racistes restent invisibles, et ne sont pas comptabilisés dans les plaintes officielles et les données de la justice pénale (…) En moyenne, 82% de ceux qui sont victimes de discrimination au cours des 12 derniers mois n’ont pas signalé leur plus récente expérience de la discrimination sur le lieu où il s’est produit ou à une autorité compétente. “.
L’Agence propose de lancer des actions ciblées, notamment quant à l’information de ces minorités sur la législation et les droits en matière de lutte contre le racisme, et d’allouer des ressources à des organisations qui offrent de l’aide aux personnes victimes de discrimination.
Rapport (en anglais)
http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/attachments/eumidis_mainreport_conference-edition_en_.pdf
Le communiqué
FRA releases the Main Results Report of its EU-MIDIS survey (09/12/2009)
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) releases on 9 December the results of its survey of over 23,000 individuals from ethnic minority and immigrant groups about their experiences of discrimination, racist crime, and policing in the EU. The results reveal shocking evidence about the discrimination faced by minorities in everyday life; in the classroom, when looking for work, at the doctor’s, or in shops. On the eve of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, the FRA calls for targeted policies to combat the marginalisation of these groups.
FRA Director Morten Kjaerum: “The results of the EU-MIDIS survey reveal the serious difficulties faced by significant numbers of those from ethnic minority and immigrant groups in accessing the most basic of services. Discrimination in education is particularly damaging as it can have a negative impact on young people’s opportunities in the labour market. Actors at all levels, from governments to service providers, must use this evidence, collected on the ground through in-depth interviews, to develop targeted policies to prevent the exclusion of these groups from European societies.”
The full results of the survey will be presented at the FRA Fundamental Rights Conference on 10-11 December 2009 in Stockholm, held under the auspices of the Swedish Presidency of the EU.
The survey interviewed 23,500 people from ethnic minority and immigrant groups in the EU about their experiences of discrimination. The survey covered four thematic areas: experiences of discrimination, experiences of criminal victimisation (including racially motivated crime), experiences of policing, and rights awareness. The survey also interviewed 5,000 people from the majority population in 10 Member States in order to compare the survey’s findings on experiences of police stops and border control. The survey fieldwork was conducted in all 27 Member States by Gallup Europe, under the supervision of FRA staff.
Find out more about EU-MIDIS
See also the Media Releases and Memo in 23 languages.