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FRA’s research on fundamental rights of LGBT persons in the European Union

FRA’s research on fundamental rights of LGBT persons in the European Union. ILGA-Europe Annual Conference Dublin 2012. Mandate of FRA. Advisory body of the European Union Main tasks : To collect evidence about the situation of fundamental rights across the EU

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FRA’s research on fundamental rights of LGBT persons in the European Union

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  1. FRA’s research on fundamental rights of LGBT persons in the European Union ILGA-Europe Annual Conference Dublin 2012

  2. Mandate of FRA Advisory body of the European Union Main tasks: To collect evidence about the situation of fundamental rights across the EU To provide advice, based on evidence, about how to improve the situation to the European institutions and the EU Member States

  3. What has FRA done so far on LGBT research? • June 2007: European Parliament requests for a comprehensive report covering all EU MSs to “… assist in its deliberations concerning the need for a ‘horizontal Directive’” • June 2008: Part I, Comparative Legal Report • March 2009: Part II, Comparative Social Report • 2009 – 2010: Co-operation with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights’ report ‘Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity in Europe’ • October 2010: Update of Part I, Comparative Legal Analysis report • 2011: Synthesis Report • April-July 2012: On-line survey on experiences of discrimination and hate crime of LGBT persons in EU plus Croatia

  4. LGBT On-line Survey Objectives and basic outline of the survey • To obtain reliable and comprehensive data on the human rights situation of LGBT persons, aged 18 and above in the EU and Croatia • To provide comparable data about the extent and nature of discrimination, violence and verbal abuse or hate speech on the grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender identity in the EU • To provide advice to EU (EP, Commission) and EU Member States • Launched on 2 April 2012, closing date 9 July 2012 • Survey included specific questions on ‘trans’ related issues The final survey results will be presented on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May 2013)

  5. How was the survey set up? Consortium of GALLUP and ILGA-Europe contracted by FRA National experts in each EU Member State FRA experts (independent scientists) ensuring scientific quality, including rounds of consultations Survey translated in all official EU languages (also in Turkish and Russian)

  6. Challenges Translation of key concepts from English to other languages Quantitative research and the need to categorise Reach out to all communities within the LGBT communities across Europe, taking into account important variables such as age, socio-economic, education, geographical background

  7. Survey performance by country

  8. Respondents per target group Respondents per country

  9. Total survey performance

  10. Excluded as ‘not within target group’ (4%) * % of total number of accesses registered (164 499)

  11. Examples of answers in ‘other’ of excluded

  12. Examples of answers in ‘other’ of excluded(continued)

  13. ‘Public authorities’ research (2013) • Aim: what are the drivers and obstacles for setting up, implementing and monitoring LGBT equality policies? • Target groups include: • Public authorities (representatives of relevant ministries) • Police officers/ Hate crime officers • Health workers including trans health providers • Teachers • Qualitative research in 19 EU Member States • 70 interviews per country (December 2012-March 2013) • Austria, Italy, Poland, Latvia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Malta, Spain, France, Netherlands, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Finland, Ireland, Slovakia, Lithuania, United Kingdom and Greece • In addition a short quantitative survey for LGBT organisations and policy makers.

  14. Relationship between survey and ‘public authorities’ research • Survey • will provide data on experienceddiscrimination and hate crime by LGBT persons • country specific charts and data • PA Research • will provide information on policy and measures by MS to combat discrimination (focus on education, health, law enforcement, public policies) • will allow to identify drivers and barriers to the attainment of higher standards of protection of fundamental rights of LGBT persons

  15. Policy dimension of FRA research • Feeding into debates at national and EU policy level • Equality beyond employment for LGBT persons (Horizontal Directive) • Civil justice and free movement for LGBT persons • Mutual recognition of certain civil status documents • Free movement and family reunification • Combating hate crime against LGBT persons • 2013 Council evaluation of the Framework decision on racism and xenophobia • Basis for further FRA activities

  16. Thank you Dennis van der Veur dennis.van-der-veur@fra.europa.eu

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