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Human rights abuses on the European Unions borders are under-investigated by national authorities, and a sense of impunity prevails, an EU report alleged on Tuesday. There are very few national investigations of incidents resulting in the loss of life and alleged ill-treatment of migrants and refugees at borders, the report by the Vienna-based EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) said. Very few national court proceedings lead to convictions. Border protection is a fraught topic in the EU. Governments particularly on the unions eastern and southern frontiers are under intense publ