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  • FRA Communication Strategy 2023-2028 Cover
    Report / Paper / Summary
    4
    July
    2024

    FRA Communication Strategy 2023-2028

    Effectively communicating and promoting human rights is an integral part of fulfilling fundamental rights for all. Raising awareness of the benefits of these rights to people’s lives is essential for diluting the scepticism about the role of the human rights framework in the resolution of today’s social challenges. The FRA Communication Strategy 2023-2028 defines the principal objectives and overall approach that will underpin the agency’s communication activities over the next five years, in support of the implementation of the FRA Strategic Plan 2023-2028.
  • Periodic updates / Series
    Borders and information systems
    Asylum, migration and borders
    1
    July
    2024

    Search and rescue operations and fundamental rights - June 2024 update

    The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights regularly collects data on the operations of NGO vessels involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean. This includes any legal proceedings against them, as well as any difficulties in disembarking migrants in safe ports. This paper provides an overview of criminal investigations and other legal proceedings initiated by European Union (EU) Member States against civil society organisations deploying search and rescue vessels and aircraft in the Mediterranean and/or against individual crew members. The latest update covers the period from 2018 up until the end of May 2024.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    18
    June
    2024

    Consolidated Annual Activity Report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - 2023

    The Consolidated Annual Activity Report offers a comprehensive summary of the agency's activities and accomplishments in 2023. It details the reports and data published on fundamental rights, as well as the projects completed, demonstrating how the agency met its strategic objectives. Additionally, the report incorporates stakeholder feedback, emphasising the agency's positive impact and significant contributions. Also included are core statistics on the agency's work, as well as the results of internal and external evaluations, financial statistics and resource management information.
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    Data explorer
    Sex, sexual orientation and gender
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    14 June 2024

    EU LGBTIQ Survey III

    The third iteration of the EU LGBTIQ Survey of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), was conducted in 2023. It presents the experiences of LGBTIQ people across the EU 27 Member States, and the candidate countries Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia, on the extent to which they enjoy fundamental rights. It provides policymakers with a solid empirical basis for evidence-based policies to ensure respect and protection for and fulfilment of the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ people. This interactive data explorer shows data from the survey for over 150 questions and contains multiple options for filtering, exporting and sharing the data.
  • GDPR Report 2024 - Cover
    Report / Paper / Summary
    Data protection
    Data protection, privacy and new technologies
    11
    June
    2024

    GDPR in practice – Experiences of data protection authorities

    Data protection rules protect privacy and prevent personal information from misuse. When the general data protection regulation (GDPR) came into force in 2018, it strengthened the role of data protection authorities. These supervisory bodies are the key enforcers of the fundamental right of protection of personal data. This report analyses the challenges they face in the GDPR implementation. The findings complement the European Commission's forthcoming evaluation of the GDPR.
  • Fundamental Rights Report 2024 - Cover
    Fundamental Rights Report
    Support for human rights systems and defenders
    Asylum, migration and borders
    Data protection, privacy and new technologies
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
    Environmental and social sustainability
    5
    June
    2024

    Fundamental Rights Report 2024

    FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2024 analyses the year’s developments in fundamental rights. It focuses on the most pressing fundamental rights concerns facing Europe in 2023: the cost-of-living crisis, rights concerns at the EU’s external borders and migration, and threats to democracy. Re-structured, this year’s new approach is a shorter and sharper analysis. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a summary of the evidence supporting these opinions.
  • Fundamental Rights Report 2024 - FRA Opinions
    Fundamental Rights Report
    Support for human rights systems and defenders
    Asylum, migration and borders
    Data protection, privacy and new technologies
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
    5
    June
    2024

    Fundamental Rights Report 2024 - FRA opinions

    The year 2023 brought both progress and setbacks in terms of fundamental rights protection. FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2023 reviews developments in the field, identifying both achievements and remaining areas of concern. This publication presents FRA’s opinions on the main developments in the thematic areas covered and a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions. In so doing, it provides a compact but informative overview of the main fundamental rights challenges confronting the EU and its Member States.
  • Cover Political Participation of People with Disabilities Report HTML
    Report / Paper / Summary
    People with disabilities
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    29
    May
    2024

    Political participation of people with disabilities – new developments

    Ahead of the EU elections, this report explores the political participation of people with disabilities. Although some Member States removed restrictions on the right to vote and to stand for elections, barriers still exist. This report is an update of new developments following FRA’s last report published in 2014. It sets out ways forward to ensure people with disabilities have equal opportunities, in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    Sex, sexual orientation and gender
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    14
    May
    2024

    LGBTIQ equality at a crossroads: progress and challenges

    FRA’s third LGBTIQ survey shows that people still experience hate-motivated violence and discrimination. Trans and intersex people face even greater victimisation. Yet, signs of progress show that the EU’s and Member States’ efforts can positively affect people’s lives. More LGBTIQ people are open about their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    Racial and ethnic origin
    Unlawful profiling
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    10
    April
    2024

    Addressing Racism in Policing

    Racism in the police can include discriminatory racial profiling practices through to excessive use of force. Incidents like these highlight deeper systemic issues that need addressing. Many in society are affected by racism in policing, not only the individuals or communities targeted. Lack of trust in policing can fuel social exclusion and damages the foundations of a fair and equal society, however promising practices are developing to address these issues. This is the first EU-wide report on racism in policing. FRA’s findings identify gaps in regulatory frameworks and propose concrete steps for action.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    Judicial cooperation and rule of law
    Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
    Defendants’ rights
    26
    March
    2024

    European Arrest Warrant proceedings - Room for improvement to guarantee rights in practice

    The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) allows Member States to implement judicial decisions issued in another Member State. It applies to decisions such as arrests for the purpose of criminal prosecutions or the execution of custodial sentences. After being in force for over 20 years, FRA’s findings provide evidence for an assessment of the legislation in practice. This report looks at the fundamental rights challenges that people face who are requested through an EAW. It provides a unique insight into their experiences and those of the professionals involved. FRA’s findings indicate that shared challenges exist across EU Member States. They must increase efforts to ensure that people are able to take part in criminal proceedings and receive a fair trial.
  • Periodic updates / Series
    National human rights systems and bodies
    Support for human rights systems and defenders
    6
    February
    2024

    NHRI accreditation status and mandates - update 2024

    The 2024 update on NHRIs accreditation status and mandates also covers their engagement in the monitoring of fundamental rights compliance in the use of EU funds at national level. Moreover, the update also shows how NHRIs make use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in their work when advising government or in education, training and awareness raising activities. Since its 2020 report 'Strong and effective national human rights institutions – challenges, promising practices and opportunities', the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has been regularly tracking the accreditation status and mandates of NHRIs.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    Hate crime
    Racial and ethnic origin
    Religion and belief
    2
    February
    2024

    Technical and quality report - EU Survey on Immigrants and Descendants of Immigrants

    This technical report provides all the relevant technical information on the design, implementation and finalisation of the survey on immigrants and descendants of immigrants. Details of the data collection process also contribute to the iterative improvement of survey methodologies, especially when it comes to surveying populations and groups that are considered ‘hard-to-reach’ or difficult to survey.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    Child protection
    Asylum, migration and borders
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    Children, youth and older people
    31
    January
    2024

    Mapping Child Protection Systems in the EU – Update 2023

    Children’s rights exist to ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child. Improved child protection systems ensure that these rights are met. In recent years, the EU has taken significant steps to improve child protection systems. This mapping of child protection systems gives an overview of the state of such systems at national level and developments since 2015. It promotes the improvement of integrated child protection systems. It is an update of FRA’s mapping of child protection systems in 2015, based on data collected in 2023 in the 27 EU Member States. By publishing this, FRA aims to support securing the sustainable well-being, safety and rights of all children living in the EU.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    National human rights systems and bodies
    Support for human rights systems and defenders
    19
    December
    2023

    EU funds: Ensuring compliance with fundamental rights

    All EU funds must be spent in a way that respect fundamental rights. The EU spends billions of euros on creating jobs, economic growth, sustainable development and improving people’s lives. To prevent funds from being spent in ways that directly violate people’s fundamental rights, the EU strengthened the conditions how funds can be spent in 2021. This report looks at how the newly introduced conditions related to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities can be upheld in practice. It analyses the potential role of national human rights institutions, ombudsperson institutions and equality bodies. These safeguards can advance compliance with fundamental rights.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    Hate crime
    Data protection, privacy and new technologies
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    29
    November
    2023

    Online content moderation - Current challenges in detecting hate speech

    Online hate speech is a growing problem in today’s digitalised societies. Women, Black people, Jews and Roma are often targets of online hate speech. Online hate proliferates where human content moderators miss offensive content. Also, algorithms are prone to errors. They may multiply errors over time and may even end up promoting online hate. This report presents the challenges in identifying and detecting online hate. Hate of any kind should not be tolerated, regardless of whether it is online or offline. The report discusses the implications for fundamental rights to support creating a rights-compliant digital environment.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    Borders and information systems
    Asylum, migration and borders
    31
    October
    2023

    The European Border and Coast Guard and fundamental rights

    Fundamental rights are an important consideration in European border management. Virtually all activities can have an impact on rights – from risk analysis to training, border checks and border surveillance. Safeguards in laws regulating European border management aim to protect rights. This report is a contribution to the first review of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 that offers an opportunity to reflect on how best to improve the fundamental rights situation at the external borders of the EU.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    Racial and ethnic origin
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    Hate crime
    25
    October
    2023

    Being Black in the EU – Experiences of people of African descent

    FRA's first Being Black in the EU report exposed widespread and entrenched racism against people of African descent in Europe. Now updated with new data, this report revisits the situation revealing persistent racial discrimination, harassment and violence. Overall, experiences of racial discrimination increased in the EU countries since 2016, reaching as high as 77%. The lack of progress is alarming despite binding anti-discrimination law in the EU since 2000 and significant EU policy developments since then.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    Support for human rights systems and defenders
    Asylum, migration and borders
    Data protection, privacy and new technologies
    Equality, non-discrimination and racism
    Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
    20
    October
    2023

    FRA Strategic Plan 2023-2028

    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.