Justice

Правосъдие, права на жертвите и съдебно сътрудничество

<p>Your access to justice is a fundamental right. It is central to making your other rights a reality.</p>
<p>It protects rights of the individual. It puts right civil wrongs. It holds power to account. We shine a light on obstacles to access to justice. And we give evidence-based advice on overcoming them.</p>

Highlights

  • Report / Paper / Summary
    24
    February
    2026
    The start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022 shocked the global community and gave rise to a
    series of urgent fundamental rights challenges across Europe. While much attention has focused on the scale of devastation and its wider impact on all Ukrainians, the war has also inflicted profound personal harm. This report sheds light on the violence, sexual harassment and exploitation experienced by women displaced from Ukraine. Drawing on a survey and in-depth interviews with women from Ukraine, the report documents the prevalence, forms and patterns of gender-based violence and sets out practical measures to improve safety, access to justice and support.
  • Видеозапис
    There are no truly safe spaces for women. At home, at work, in public or online, 1 in 3 women and girls have experienced some form of gender-based violence. This ranges from hate, harassment, abuse, to physical and sexual violence. Women are being silenced and harmed - online and offline - every day, as the EU gender-based survey findings show. But we have the tools to fight it. By preventing violence before it starts, by strengthen legal protection, by funding support services for victims and by training police and healthcare professionals.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    13
    November
    2025
    FRA analysed 31 digital tools and systems across seven EU Member States, exploring potential positive and negative effects on victims, claimants and defendants. By identifying risks early, investing in skills and training, and embedding protections from the outset, policymakers and practitioners can build effective and inclusive justice systems. This report provides practical suggestions to help ensure that digitalised justice systems are accessible and deliver fair outcomes for all.
  • Page
    The Criminal Detention Database 2015-2022 combines in one place information on detention conditions in all 27 EU Member States as well as the United Kingdom.
    Продукти
    20
    October
    2023
    FRA’s strategic priorities and objectives are based on the agency’s role and mission as defined in its amended founding regulation. They build on FRA’s 2018–2022 strategy as well as how it performed, its experience and its vision. Their design takes into account future fundamental rights challenges facing Europe, the agency’s mandate, the broader operational context and the resources available.
    8
    June
    2023
    FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2023 reviews major developments in the field in 2022, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions.
    8
    June
    2023
    През 2022 г. отбелязахме както напредък, така и неуспехи по отношение на защитата на основните права. В Доклада на FRA относно основните права (2023 г.) е извършен преглед на важните развития в областта, като са посочени както постиженията, така и областите, които все още пораждат загриженост. В настоящата публикация са представени становищата на FRA относно основните промени в обхванатите тематични области и обзор на доказателствата в подкрепа на тези становища.
    22
    February
    2023
    Directive 2012/29/EU represents a milestone in the development of victims’ rights. It establishes minimum standards for the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. It defines the scope of support services, guarantees the right to effective protection against secondary victimisation and comprehensively regulates the measures required for this purpose. This report covers three core components underpinning victims’ rights: support services, crime reporting, and protection from secondary and repeat victimisation. Examples highlight the relevant legal provisions in Member States and how specific rights under the Victims’ Rights Directive work in practice.
    28
    September
    2022
    Терористичните актове представляват сериозна заплаха за живота и безопасността на хората, както и сериозно предизвикателство за сигурността за държавите. В същото време законодателството, политиките и другите мерки за борба с тероризма могат да доведат пряко или косвено до сериозни ограничения на основните права и да окажат неблагоприятно въздействие върху отделни лица, групи и обществото като цяло. В настоящото резюме са представени основните констатации на Агенцията
    на Европейския съюз за основните права (FRA) от нейния доклад относно Директива (ЕС) 2017/541 относно борбата с тероризма — основният наказателноправен инструмент на равнището на ЕС в областта на борбата с тероризма.
    21
    June
    2022
    Every child has a right to be protected even when they are accused or suspected of committing a crime. The basic principles of justice apply to adults and children alike. But children face specific obstacles during criminal proceedings, such as a lack of understandable information about their rights, limited legal support and poor treatment. The report looks at the practical implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/800 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings in nine Member States – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy, Malta, Poland and Portugal.
    8
    June
    2022
    FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2022 reviews major developments in the field in 2021, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions.
    8
    June
    2022
    This focus looks at the impact of the pandemic on social rights. It examines the measures in national recovery and resilience plans that address the social vulnerabilities among a variety of population groups in the EU, including women, children and young people in situations of vulnerability, people with disabilities, older people, Roma and people in precarious working conditions.
    8
    June
    2022
    През 2021 г. отбелязахме както напредък, така и неуспехи по отношение на защитата на основните права. В Доклада относно основните права (2022 г.) на FRA е извършен преглед на важните развития в областта, като са посочени както постиженията, така и областите, които все още пораждат загриженост. В настоящата публикация са представени становищата на FRA относно основните промени в обхванатите тематични области и обзор на доказателствата в подкрепа на тези становища. По този начин е направен стегнат, но съдържателен преглед на основните предизвикателства в областта на основните права, пред които са изправени ЕС и държави членки.
    7
    April
    2022
    BG, EL, HU, RO, SV, and UK version now available
    17 April 2025
    Децата са пълноценни носители на права. Те са носители на всички човешки и основни права, а също и субекти на специално регулиране с оглед на техните особени характеристики. Настоящият наръчник има за цел да илюстрира по какъв начин европейското законодателство и съдебна практика отчитат специфичните интереси и потребности на децата. Той илюстрира също така значението на родителите/настойниците или други законни представители и когато е уместно посочва случаите, когато правата и отговорностите са възложени в най-голяма степен на лицата, които полагат грижи за децата. справочник по правото на Европейския съюз (ЕС) и Съвета на Европа (СЕ), свързано с тези тематични области, и обяснява как е уреден всеки въпрос съгласно правото на ЕС, включително Хартата на основните права на Европейския съюз, както и съгласно Европейската конвенция за правата на човека (ЕКПЧ), Европейската социална харта (ЕСХ)
    и други правни инструменти на Съвета на Европа.
    18
    November
    2021
    This report examines the EU’s main criminal law instrument in the field of counter-terrorism, Directive (EU) 2017/541. Specifically, it considers how the directive engages issues of fundamental rights, affecting individuals, groups and society as a whole.
    10
    June
    2021
    През 2020 г. отбелязахме както напредък,
    така и неуспехи по отношение на защитата на
    основните права. В Доклада относно основните
    права (2021 г.) на FRA е извършен преглед на
    важните развития в областта, като са посочени
    както постиженията, така и областите, които
    все още пораждат.
    10
    June
    2021
    FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2021 reviews major developments in the field in 2020, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions. This year’s focus chapter explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fundamental rights. The remaining chapters cover: the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; equality and non-discrimination; racism, xenophobia and related intolerance; Roma equality and inclusion; asylum, borders and migration; information society, privacy and data protection; rights of the child; access to justice; and the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
    10
    June
    2021
    This focus looks at COVID-19’s impact on fundamental rights. It underscores that a human rights-based approach to tackling the pandemic requires balanced measures that are based on law, necessary, temporary and proportional. It also requires addressing the pandemic’s socio-economic impact, protecting the vulnerable and fighting racism.
    31
    March
    2021
    This report looks at the practical implementation of the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings, and related rights, in 9 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Portugal). Article 48 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights guarantees the presumption of innocence – but, as FRA’s research underscores, it can be undermined in many ways.
    8
    March
    2021
    В настоящото резюме се представят основните
    изводи от втория основен доклад на FRA, които
    се базират на проучването ѝ за основните
    права. В проучването са събрани данни от около
    35 000 лица относно техния опит, възприятия
    и мнения по редица въпроси, които са
    обхванати по различен начин от правата на
    човека.
    On Friday 19 February 2021, FRA presented the results of its first-ever EU-wide survey on victims of crime.
    Crime can touch any of us – as witnesses or as victims. But no matter who you are, we all have rights when it comes to justice. These three short clips show some aspects of working together for justice, rights of victims of crime and rights of witnesses of crime.
    We don’t all experience crime in the same way, and we might deal with it differently. But it’s vital – as victims or witnesses – that our rights are guaranteed, because access to justice is our fundamental right. Watch FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty speaking on the Fundamental Rights Survey report on crime, safety and victims’ rights.
    Crime can touch any of us – as witnesses or as victims. But no matter who you are, we all have rights when it comes to justice. It is for this reason that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights asked 35,000 people across Europe about their experiences of crime in its Fundamental Rights Survey, and the results are in.