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Michael O’Flaherty says situation of Travellers in Ireland among the worst across the EU

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Police forces across the European Union have been accused of illegal "ethnic profiling" and discrimination after a survey found they were disproportionately stopping and searching members of various ethnic, religious and other minority groups.

Only 46 percent of respondents from minority groups said they were respected when police stopped them, the EU report found. It was published on the first anniversary of George Floyd's death.

People in Ireland among most likely in Europe to be stopped by police Survey by EU rights agency finds high acceptance for Garda in comparison to other forces about an hour ago Ireland has one of the highest rates of people being stopped by the police in the European Union in 2019, according to a new report. File photograph: Collins. Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly.   Ireland has one of the highest ra...

Police forces across Europe accused of ‘ethnic profiling’ when stopping and searching people Police forces across the European Union have been accused of illegal “ethnic profiling” and discrimination after a survey found they were disproportionately stopping and searching members of various ethnic, religious and other minority groups. A report published by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), an independent organization, has for the first time highlighted racial disparities in po...

Slovenia Times 17. March, 2021 Ljubljana – Michael O’Flaherty, the director of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), held talks with senior Slovenian officials on Tuesday dedicated to the priorities of Slovenia’s upcoming EU presidency. Interior Minister Aleš Hojs highlighted strengthening the Schengen Area, comprehensive management of migrations and providing a high degree of security in the EU and Slovenia as the top priorities. Regionally, the priorities are focused ...

Frankfurt Mayor Uwe Becke. Hosted by the Frankfurt am Main Municipality and the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement, participants will include the Mayors of Buenos Aires, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Montevideo, Athens, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Malaga, Porto, Tirana, Bologna, Poway and Bal Harbour Anti-Semitism is not only a national or international issue. It is also a local problem which manifests itself in cities and localities and can often best be solved through mayoral initiatives in the areas ...

Longfords Eric Ehigie: The problem with our national conversation about racism Reporter: newsroom@longfordleader.ie Lola Adeyinka, Annabeellaa Idomele, Eric Ehigie, Tolu Onayemi and Nelvin Appiah (front) at Saturday’s Black Lives Matter protest, which took place at the Market Square. Picture: Mateusz Bednarek );  ); Eric Ehigie looks at the subject of racism in Ireland and asks if simply talking about it is enough to stop it Does racism really exist in Ireland? The question is one that has...

The impact of new technologies on human rights: 22nd EU NGO Human Rights Forum 22/01/2021 Each year, the European Union and civil society jointly organise a forum on human rights around the world. FIDH, as one of the organisers of the 2020 edition, welcomes the 22nd annual forum’s exploration of one of the greatest challenges of our times: ensuring that technological governance be grounded in human rights. FIDH believes that human rights must become a central priority in the debate on new tec...